The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1890. SMALL ALLOTMENTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3410, 15 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1890. SMALL ALLOTMENTS.

The Wangimui: Herald,' -'writing recently on the subject of small allotmentß,declnred that "large landholders ought to rise to their responsibilities and Bet aside allotments for their labourers. A small piece of land would not bo missed, while the best class of labour would always bo available. It knows tlmtsomelandowners are moving in this direction, and with the happiest results, but the system is far from general, Then with respect to artizuns and others living in towns, they cannot provide for tho future in a better way than by obtaining a piece' of land in tho suburbs. If the freehold is beyond their reach, the next best thing is get a long lease, A family oan live on' five acres in comfort, the head occupying his time in cultivating the plot when not; engaged at his trade. The working' cla'sses'experience at timps great reverses in the colonies through the uncertainty of finding employment, A man is engaged at t-ood wage 3 for some years, when suddenly he is thrown out of employment, and may remain out of it until overy penny of his savings is spent, Tho rent is going on, and not a penny coming in,' while the wife looks forward. to : -absolute; want, The children receive State education, which in itself is a magnificent thing, but they may at the same time want bread.. What is to bo.dono in such a state of affairs 1 The one resource left-is the- saddest of all, and one which every man ' possessing; the slightest self-respect would wish to avoid, tor Charitable Aid is a dreadful humiliation to an industrious person who .has sought by every means in his power to obtain work without being successful, Tho only remedy it can - see for this condition of things is for a man who has a fanily to make a pieco of land his saving bank, when he is in employment and can afford to plant an orchard and briiig.tholan'd into'cultiva'tibn, He will find that nothing will more tond to create a feeling of independence in his, breast or hope -in. the future, Besides .lie. will havo niuriy comforts lie would'' hot otherwise enjoy. Family 'life, 7 too, will be elevated by i tho delise of security induced, Every i working pan mayacquire apieoe.of , land, and thus lay up against the future the means of independence, ( humble'though it may be yet sufficient : to secure the q%ct." ~h is not often. ' that we fed .ourselves able' Wendorae" ', tin) ifcaciin'etils of ,ow Wuagamii . ■. -■ i

«6iitein|jofrti:y-"."oi| ijuestiuiis ,of'. 4 land.; siUlenißii't, .liut'iii"lh« present instance- ] we.thorouglily a«reu with his views ■ and wonder nt tlio morlcfttttoti • arid J i<wd sense of the jourhulislio apostle "Hand; natibiiiihiition, He evenBooms to realise tlmt a •'Hiil: freehold w.'lie.jii'mmum.imjMM lorii workinj* intii, end wo lid tbbug'it that ho', was the avowed enemy of the freehold title*. If;radicnlism aottles down", to lines, like this,the Wanganni lion and the; CoD.-inrvntive lamb may-yet lio (lowu together. We aro nltogether in favour of small allotments for working men, both in town and country, ' We. would also point out what an admiinlile help our local loan and building societies aro to Bottlers who desire to put their savings into real estate, Under the conditions by which advances aro made by. .these institution'!, whatever debt is incurred is alwavs in' process ot liquidation, A man who borrows a hundred pounds on mortgage usually Buds that at the end of ten years he still owc3 a hundred pounds, hut tho man who takes the advance fiom a linn and building Society, finds at the expiration of that term that he owes nothing, and that his little property is clear, Our advice to settlers of small 1 moans is to go in lor freehold allot meuls and obtain such help as '.nay I be needed from our local loan and building Societies,: '