STATE IRRIGATION.
« —; LACK OF BUSINESS ACUMEN. (BY CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) ADELAIDE, October 29. • " The report of the commission on irrigation areas along . the Murray River, and the Jervis reclamation scheme, presented after two years, delay,. shows that - the undertaking involved the State-in losses of approximately £1,000,000. It recommends the abandonment of certain areas, and savs that there was complete lack of business acumen and foresight in opening up these areas.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18526, 30 October 1925, Page 12
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74STATE IRRIGATION. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18526, 30 October 1925, Page 12
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