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Southland Times, Issue 19522, 23 May 1922, Page 5

Dealing with the question of soldier settlement, Mr Hugh Morrison, president of the Wairarapa branch of the Farmers’ Union, stated in an address at Wanganui on Tuesday : —“Until we can see some stability in the markets for our produce it would be very unwise to try anything in the way of revaluation. In the meantime the Government is pursuing the only possible course, taking each man on his merits and assisting him through the slump period. My experience of the soldier settler is that while there may be a few among them that are not triers, the majority are working hard, sticking to their farms, and will make real good settlers. The Government and people of this country promised the soldier to start him in life on his return from the war ; this was done. No country in the world has done more for their returned soldiers than has this Dominion. I have no hesitation in saying that if they stick to their holdings and this slump through, they will have tic cause tp r-gret it.”