SOLDIERS’ SETTLEMENT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 355, 15 February 1917, Page 4

SOLDIERS’ SETTLEMENT.

A PROMISING SCHEME

FAVOURABLY RECEIVED BY MINISTER.

Yesterday Mr. Nat Beamish wait'd up, hi tiie Hon. W. I). S. MacDonald, Minister for Agriculture, and discussed with him his scheme fur settling soldiers and workers who have no money on the land. Tim Minister 1 expressed himself as extremely interested in the whole scheme as outlined, and said that although many ideas were before the Goveinnient he considered that Mr. Beamish's scheme was in the front rank, and as far as he (the Minister) could see it left very little room for improvement. The phase of it dealing with the establishment of woollen factories, soap works and other industries in the different centres on the profit-sharing system particularly commended it self to him, and the Minister asked MrBeamish to hold himself in readiness to accept an invitation from the Government to go to Wellington as ■soon as the Minister returns and has i.-id the opportunity of conferring with the Hon. Sir James Allen, Acting Prime Minister, and the Hon. A. L. Herdman. After this has bean done, the Minister said lie could see no reason why the scheme should not be put into operation at once with a view of testing its practicability and effecting improvements if found necessary. At the same time he felt convinced and agreed with Mr. Beamish that the means, suggested was the only way of increasing productiveness and encouraging all the eligible young men to marry.

Mr. Beamish thanked the Alinister and then withdrew.