“DEFINITE BENEFIT TO STATE”
FREEHOLDING RURAL ’ LANDS “I hope to remain in this House long enough to put through legislation that will give the freehold to .all rural lands,” said the Minister of -Lands (Hon. A. D. McLeod) in the House of Representatives last night. •The Minister explained that this desire was not simply because the freeholding would be of benefit to the individual, but because it would benefit the State. (Hear, hear.) “It would be a definite benefit to the State,” said the Minister. “I say that after -due consideration and a very close knowledge of the land.” A SLIGHT ERROR ' Believing they had discovered in the Hanmer Crown Leases Bill, read a second time in ,the House of Representatives last'night, a principle which conformed to his party's way of thinking, n Labour member complimented the Minister of Lands (Hon. A. D. McLeod) on its introduction. . . j Subsequent. Reform speakers pointed out that the same principle had been incoronrated in legislation dating bac_ to 1892!
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19280804.2.80
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 261, 4 August 1928, Page 10
Word Count
166“DEFINITE BENEFIT TO STATE” Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 261, 4 August 1928, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in