"Depends on the Man."
AVORKTNG OF PUAITCE LAND
Ono of the reports before the Land .Settlement League at Auckland on the cost of bringing in pumice country was that supplied by a Putarunt farmer. Tho size of the holding is 163 acres, and tho section is described as second-class land. It was drawn in a ballot and was said to be. suited to dairying. In a summary of his conclusions, tho farmer stated:— “I consider a man should have £2OOO capital to start with, and, taking all things into'consideration, receipts and expenditure, I reckon my farm cost mo £5 per acre before it was self-supporting. Live and dead stock cost £2OO/ One man could start with £2OO or £3OO and come out all right; another_ man would starve. I reached Wellington with £7 in 1905. When I arrived at Putaruru (after working ono year in Tnihape) and paying a half-year’s rent, fare and other expenses. I had 3s left, so I think it depends on the man more than tho capital.’ ’
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 8
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171"Depends on the Man." Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 8
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