LAND SETTLEMENT.

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 8

LAND SETTLEMENT.

THE MINISTER'S VIEWS

AI'I'KOVAI. OF 1.KA1.1 !

"It is a 111<»-f rea-surintr statement." -■lid Mr. \. (i. (; rii>l > ] i-. general secretarv o! the New Zealand Land Settlement, and Development Lcatrue. upon approached with reference to the statement ot i'li' [fun. Minister of Lands in connection wiih the purchase of improved lands lor subdivision. '"The

It is out to production, and we quite rcali-e that in order to do 'hi* it i- essential to -ei the highest returns from tlw land. Uenerallv speaking dairying provides more per acre than o:ee|> fann : n<r. as of course a greater I.umber of people are employed. '

"'Whilst the Minister's statement i?"all tti the L'.ood the attention of the country should lie drawn to the fact that better tarmintr methods and more remunerative. and a greater diversity of pioducts. will ni;i 1 i"ria li y assist in swdli'l.ir our in-nnio trmn our <'\]u»r! >. Fur- ' her than 1 Li-, there is the nece-siiv lor inve-t il:;11 ion into many branches of 'arinin.tr -o that i h-'-e will be les S waste This is particularly applicable to the fruit indu-'rv.

"Ot nun s;' t lie league i- delighted to -ec lli,. pro-cut Mini-tor |>iu.ir so well. I"i' "e r,'ii li-" t ii:i 1 lie has yet lnaiiv 'lillii-ull if- t.i iiktl it' Hi,, arrears <*' 'he I'.-i-t 1 e11 year- are 1n In- made up. A\ I'>*l! 1 i'i —is achieved the unemployed (1 iliieiil t it's in t 'lis count rv will disappear."