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Taihape Daily Times, 14 October 1919, Page 2

Says the Wellington Post editorially: There are three views of -the aggregation and re-aggregation of land. One is that so such thing exists (a quite common assertion when the journal undertook the onus of proof in 1911-12). The second is that it exists, and should be perniitted. The third is that it should be checked. After‘ a good deal of wobbling, the Massey Government settled down to the third view, and passed some pre-war legislation to check aggregation. To-day the Minister of Lands, Mr Guthrie, says that land aggregation is “going on”; “On three diiferent occasions drastic proposals had been placed on the ‘Statute Book, but iaggiregation still went on. This session a yet more drastic measure was to be introduced, and he thought that would be found effective.” Such a, consuinrnatioii after .a. lapse of seven or eight years is admittedly something to be. wished; yet experience breeds doubt. No anti.-aggregation measure is likely to be successful unless it is administered in an anti—aggregation spirit_ And that spirit has not hitherto manifested itself in a. Ciovernnierit which holds oflice by virtue of about one country seat.