HENRY GEORGE. He is Preparing a New Book. Intended Visit to New Zealand.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 414, 26 October 1889, Page 5

HENRY GEORGE. He is Preparing a New Book. Intended Visit to New Zealand.

Flr.Miv (}\ahiuk ie writing a now book. Thiss is the first aunoiuiccment of the facb, and \\ as made by the author to a 'Chroniclo' coi respondent. This n w woik will probably be more coinprehen&he in i's grasp than ' J'rotrrcss or Poveity' or any other leseer book. It will treat of the whole field of political economy in as condensed a form as the subject will allow. *It was my purpose,' said Mr George, 'bo write bub a primer of political economy, bub the work w 11 probably grow broader than that.' Will you announce any new or startling bheoiy ?' * No, I have none to advance. J\Jy labours are now being directed toward the putting home of one idea which I have already made known. New light may be tin own on plans that now are a little dark, but that is as far as T will probably go. My effort will be to make things clear and simple.' ' Will your work have any special featu:e not common to works of that nature?' 1 1 will make my definitions .of economy in words and phrases an especial study, for that is "where so many economic writeis make fatal errors. Political economy is largely a matter of definition.' 1 Of cour&e you will bring out your theory ol the nationalisation of land ?' 1 Certainly ; the whole book wi'l show the relation of all branches of economic science to the land question.' ' When will the book be published ?' * I cannot tell, for I have so much else to do ; but 1 hope to have it done before I \ea\Q for California and Australia/ < ' You then e> pecb to vi&ib the coast soon V ' Yes, I will-probably bo therein January. Thence J go to lectuie in Australia and New Zealand, wheie the single tax idea is making great progress, probably more rapid advance than in tins couritry. Several members of their Legislatures avcur it heaitily.' '„'•< «

"What are you -laughing afr*?' J '"I was thinking of how father's lmu<£ must I luivo burueU after ho boxed my ears 5 to« 1 day,'