SOLDIERS AND THE LAND

Nelson Evening Mail, 26 May 1916, Page 5

SOLDIERS AND THE LAND

PROPOSED EXPERIMENTAL COLONIES. (Rec May 26, 12.20 p.m.) LONDON. May 25. In the House of Lords Lord Selborne, in moving the second reading of the Small Holdings and Colonies Bill said the experiment did not profess to be a large contribution to the problem of demobilisation. It proposed to create three expei-imential pioneer colonies, placing 15.000 soldiers and sailors upon 200,000 acres at aNcost of £6.000,000. They would be engaged in market gardening, dairying, pigs, and fruit on, sound commercial lines. There was no suggestion of philanthropy. During the experiment, the State would ietain control. He hoped that later the tenants would be come the owners. It was undesirable to ask the Treasury to find a large sum for the purchase of land. He hoped to get most of it- upon long leases. The Bill provided for the acquirement of 6,000 acres in the meantime. The debate was adjourned. TRADE AFTER THE WAR. (Rec. May 26, 9.10 a.m.} 'LONDON, May 25. Mi* Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reply to Sir R. A. Cooper, said that no official representations had been received from the oversea dominions respecting the importance to the latter of an early declaration of trade policy, 'but the whole subject was being carefully considered by the Government, which appraeiated its importance to the Empire. SHIPS FOR NEUTRALS. (Rec. May 26. 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, May 25. Captain E. G. Pretty man, Secretary of the Board' of Trade, in reply to Sir R. A. Cooper, said that any ship omit here fop a neutral during the war was tied down to Allied) trade during tfco war at about half the market rates. All possible precautions had been "-taken to prevent such a ship affcer the war coming -under German control.

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