A TEMPORARY PAUSE.
STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER.
(By Teleg—iph.f-Press Association.)
CHRISTCHURCH, Friday.
The effect of the shortage of public funds upon land settlement was discussed by the Prime Minister to-day. Mr. Massey was emphatic that there had been no stoppage of soldiers' stetlcment, but, he said, it had been quite impossible to keep up the pace at which the Government had been travelling for the last six months. The Department would go on as usual, and he had no doubt that was being doing or contemplated (and he knew all about the funds) would be satisfactory to returned soldiers. Over 14,000 men had been provided with homes in town and country, It was a wonderful record, for, when he took it in hand in the first instance, he dM not expect 5,000 applicants. The Government had a huge area in hand now of land which had been purchased and belonged to the Crown, and some of it would be available for ordinary settlement.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 122, 22 May 1920, Page 12
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