SEIZURE OF LAND
FARMERS PROTEST
SUPPORT FOR HUTT
GARDENERS
A motion opposing the seizure of | farmers' homes and land by the State,' and assuring the Hutt market gardeners of support in their right to retain their lands, was unanimously adopted at the annual conference the New Zealand Farmers' Union yesterday. The motion was as> follows: — "That this Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union strenuously opposes the action of -he Government of seizing farmers' homes and lahd by' Proclamation without their consent or approval; such action undermines the principle of security of land tenure which vitally effects every farmer in New Zealand and as a .consequence a vast fall in production is likely to follow; we assure the Hutt gardeners of any support in our power to assist them in their fight to retain their homes and land, and this conference is of the opinion that it is a retrograde step to erect houses on land which is today producing vast quantities of foodstuffs when adjacent land eminently suited for housing .s available."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 12, 14 July 1939, Page 16
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174SEIZURE OF LAND Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 12, 14 July 1939, Page 16
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