THE LAND QUESTION.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 9

THE LAND QUESTION.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —I observe, since Mr E. \Y. Nicolaus’s debate with Colonel S. .1. E. Closey, M.C., V.D., at Morrinsville, that Mr T. E. McMillan feels that if he quotes from a book written by S. Yerc Pearson. M.A., M.U., M n.C.P.. and also writes to England for further particulars, he can therefore deny that Mr E. \Y. Nieolau-s advocated confiscation. A question put to Mr Nicolaus at Morrinsvilie was: "What would you give the farmer an«J landowner for his land and nroperty?” if those are

not the pxact words. thal was Hm mmming 11w quuslilm rom't‘yml In tho audience. .\lr Xivoluus‘n rvlrly “uh: “Nothing," explaining Hunt lhu mun-1'

only hold his 'vqnit} in tho. iiitpi'n\c~ nionls. l'ntlcr the [ll‘l‘Sl'ttl—dily laws proper!y—uwnvi's hzut- really puiut t‘ur more. than thu iinpl'uvomunls, but Ml' Nimlnns nnulc it aliuntlunliy plain that under the Uunnnumwullh Land Policy thut would all go \\‘l.‘Sl. .\lr .\lt-Milian says, in i'i'ply to my letter: "But Nigeria is nut all one country nuliticully, wht‘l'ous lhe same system Mists in .\uvlilunnt us ’l‘arunulii, its (ltlntctl by .\lt‘ .\lnstm's. That was why I put, my question: lt‘ Ntn'lhcrn Nigeria is so much lwltt-t' gm'vi'nmi thzln Sanlhvrn Nl;t‘riu, why Lln tln‘)’ still live in Sunthm‘n Nigeria 1’ Ho I'o— that Northern Xigvi‘ln is six \\'l‘” guvm‘nvd unnlm‘ llw lnml laws thnt ttw Knoll land is all iulwn up: inunlyini: that lllm'u is no I‘ul'thvx‘ t'nmn, antl ht:illtls thul, anyway. Nm'tht‘t'n Nigt‘i'iu has :1 natural inrrvusv nt‘ pnpnlzilinn In cnim' for. 1 am most snrpt‘isvd that, lllt‘lY‘ is :1 country under modern mi‘lhmls in At‘rivu that. ('unlti nnl an't'nnnnwlnttflll'lltl‘l‘ 11001110. llmwvor, I will take his wont I'm' that. as it (XOIN not really Mgnil‘y, now “'0 lunmx .\lr .\h'Millnn uslts lllt‘ tn vxplatn h-m', hy altr't‘ing nln' lllttllf‘lill‘)‘ .\\.\'l<'ll|. thu l:‘m(l inns \\'lll fulluu. i Ilu nut Sit)" lv)‘ :1 linvhazmwl altnixttinn in Ihlllltlltt‘th‘)‘ fish-ML l\\lll|l tn inultv Ilml ltr‘t‘t't‘t‘ily platin- I'nllr‘l‘ :I pi'utn-i' :lll'l swientitln‘ llllll‘loldl‘y S\:~'tf‘tn a,~ illamn In: lv_\ .\lnjm' lmnfilas .tnrl inmh‘ .ulJylallll‘ in tho t‘I'HIIHHIIn.‘ nt‘ Hlv' t-utlnll‘} a-lnptin: il—in this row an [mum] -il|v llllltl l]lt(‘>llul| antl rvntill inn»! follow.

.\'u\\', Sir. allimimz iiiui .\‘cw Zon—lunli 11ml alinplcd the Douglas Surial (Zl‘mlll ‘syslulu, iiuil vim'iud iliv Nuliollai llrmlil Aulhurily. hxul :ulupiril linjusi xirirr, liil‘l inlrmiurvd Hm nalinnul dividend, the credit .\psicm Irvin: Unlh'l' runlrul (If lin- :iulhuriiy umi lhe just price disruunl living in inn-ru—-lion. :1“ rommodiiics ruining unvlvr “ml. heading would hr solii i-~\\'|t‘l‘\‘ ul Hm same price, lhcrcby iiuiim‘ u\\iu)' will: this brcukncuk l'lHllliL'HliUH in" the mush mivuntugruus .\ilc lur bu‘h Hess premisrs. IL is only [he :—'l‘\""l and grasp i'iir special :u|\';mlu;_'vs in business and other things that HiJLI" the uimnuur fur the L'.\i'l'.~.shl‘ prim-5‘ gin-u for slu'ciul l-n-ziiiiivs ulni >iivmi or iiml is lilu 11min Juriui'. (2m ihni uui \\ilh _\uur just priuv. If I say nothing uimui ”11‘ niiiuiml diwii-mi .\lr .\h'.\|ilmn \\ili pruimill} 5:1) 1 :uoid il. l M) ”iv naiiniml (li\'i1l('llll is us ilulmriiini illl‘l lll'l'!'\.~~|"_‘ .‘m imlli lilo nilii-r ]l.l['l.~', “iii-n .in-l win-r:- lH'4‘lll'lL M} hum-s! nlulliinn I‘] illuL NL'W Zx-uhml “uniii llnl lii-mi i: 11) any gri'ui I‘\ll'lll. IL “mil-l iu- il \L-ry small iii‘m illi)\\':i)‘i .\II' Ali-.\liilun llbhs lilll' lllllt‘i' (Inmliull, nimui lllv glurzmivrd prim-. l mu nuL iin- 1,.-|im|lr lEll\l'X‘lH||l'||L Illil' htnv l mhm'ulwl ilu- :Aliirunin-v'tl pi‘iri‘. I run qliiii- sm' Hm ii i‘ :uiih' [H'IU'HI'JI] |miilirs. Inli |ll|ll‘.\\ .. [lu\iii\o‘ luml \uiun- is illl‘lll‘ii'il in Ilu- prlqunw Hm] I iI‘I-I. .i.~ I Mini It. uur 'II'IIII'V'E'NI al. ”in Any l'lunnuih |'|i”i"}'l'“i'4' ui‘i ilm linuxlm Swill lirmlit HHII'Nx Lilllll \illllv‘ i~ inn-llulml in liiw \ni H 1" j-lU‘ll'ulllii‘Wi [il':»'l‘ \uii ill'li'll |X~ mm, iwm‘nl illll] n‘nzis. l w:- ilmi lhe [IN-I \ornim‘nl arr quite .I]l\l‘l|vb Hm! lihd‘i' ui‘ Hm «lllf'hliull. ' 'l'nerei‘ore, in conclusion. I may say i

‘1 have wrlllen nt some length. and n! ;llu‘ prom-m munn-nl l cannot see any—llhim: In I"! l'urlln-rcd by cnnlluulul this question? The lim‘vrnmenl 11'”! us Hwy :u'v out lu u'n—upvrnlu with 111. ‘l'nr lln- ln-m'lll of all. I for nun will lu‘lp lhc “hm-l mun-l lo the "hum! in my pmwr. 1 fuel [hut we hlluull' all he out for "Iln- musv that needs nasislum't‘. the wrung-'3 lllul nu-d rc.~L~.l:lnl‘t'. .Ilnl llu: Kuml llml, “C can (luf‘ North and Sunlll .\igul‘in uml llu- (Emulnumvnlllll l.unl pullvy cam lulnlv :l \Vrv, Iml us Art [lnc .\{uliuuul Ijrmlit .\ulhol'lly uml lu-llcr run'liliuus lnr llmsn- \\l|n are and [how lu l‘ullum‘. .‘lmuld .\lr McMillan lu- in 11111111111111. and HM lo >l:va :11l vu'ninu “111 l m". luyasillly wv unulul lmlll t'llll up \\’llll Illl' sumo .nlninmns an Hl||§l' \\ill| \\lm'|| \w slul'lmlg ,] .nm, 0h". H. .\l. .\l.\>"l‘l£lls. ‘ llilln'ro-sl, May .1 I rm ‘