Early Canterbury
HAVE tried to show that by the time the Canterbury Association had reached its end, the Utopian plans of its founders had been modified, though not forsaken in every important particular. The land fund had never been sufficient to fulfil its chief functions, delays and continued fears that the scheme would collapse affected public confidence, and growing misunderstanding of the difficulties of a new colony put the aims of the association out of harmony with those of the settlers on the spot. These defects might have been avoided by better organisation, but there were two weaknesses which could not be overcome. First, the social order planned for Canterbury was already obsolete when it was being put into practice. The idea of transferring overseas a cross-section of English society--trappings and all--was contrary to colonial standards of equality. It was even opposed to the aggressively democratic ideas which were threatening the old order throughout Europe in the late *40’s, Secondly, the economic order-a closelyknit agricultural community provéd unworkable, especially as it was located in the most pastoral province in the country. And yet, the spirit of those who founded Canterbury did not die. Canterbury was the leading province in New Zealand’s economic and political life for many years. (George Wilson,’ "The Story of Canterbury," 3YA, October 30),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 74, 22 November 1940, Page 5
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217Early Canterbury New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 74, 22 November 1940, Page 5
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