THE NAI NAI SWAMP.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 226, 17 June 1908, Page 5

THE NAI NAI SWAMP.

Sir, —The astounding evidence which cams out in the Supreme Court last week in which property ,was bought for £10,000' and sold on behalf of the owner to the Government for £21.000 is an eye-opener. This land was bought with the idea of subdividing into sections on which to erect homes for workers; as far as this is concerned it is miles out of tho way of the workers. A great number of the workers in this City —wharf, foundry, and other workers, and thoso employed m factories—could never afford to pay train fares out to the Lower Hutt and then have to take the coach and go miles upon miles to reach their homes. To get to their work in time in the morning they would have to get up in the middle of the night to preparo to catch tho coach and train.. _ No wonder these 1 settlements are a huge. failure. There has not been one block of land taken up in tho City which is conveniently situated and suitable for workmen's. homes. Tho workers of this City who are living in houses closo to the City are provided with the same by private enterprise, and therefore they havo to pay through tho noso for it, as tho private person cannot compete with the Govornmont, who havo plenty of money at their disposal. Apparently the Government sop to tho worker is a' system which in tho past seems to have been a bogy, for tho special benefit of political supporters of the present Administration. The public would like to know more about these big transactions. . A lot of public money has been paid for them and no homes have been erected on them.—l am, "ITOUMMY LIBERAL."