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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 71, 24 March 1919, Page 9

Mr. Ashforcl (Minister of Lands) told the New South Wales Repatriation Committee that the settlement of returned soldiers in the Voting district was going to be on a very large scale. In the prunegrowing industry alone about 2.">0 Bo'dier settlers would be engaged on about SOOO acres before the year was out. "Jn the Young district. Mr. Ashford said, "'we are jroin<r to establish from 2QO to 250 men in the pruncpTowinf* industry, on social condition? which have never been tried in Xew South Wales before. We start at Young on Monday imming to adopt a system which will be one of the real factors in building up New South Wiilcr. on proper lines. The allotment of the blocks will be left entiiely to the FrU'tprowinjj Association of Young. A certain portion of the block must be planted with prunes, but sufficient land will be left for the occupant of the holding to pruw his own vegetables, to keep a cow and horses, etc. We will build a home mi pverv block, and there is a condition that every cottage shall contain a bathroom and laundry, and he equipped with the lift , r> home comforts which arc not enjoyed in the majority of farmers' homes."