RETURNED SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1920, Page 3

RETURNED SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS.

(To the .Editor ) i ™i'r? eal l ly t , IVO Montlls hll ™ elapsed since L f h y» t, «' at a E.SA. meeting in New PI., mouth iliac, 'judging by ti le I)r i ees t) . Bovenmrnt had paid for" some estates. it was more concerned in conserving a J n i™ f ' ,ts landed supporters rnan it was in conserving the interests of returned ,oldie*.-' In support of inv statement I gave pari inula rs of certain estates purchased, which particulars, i„ „ „i constitute a nubile scandal. The Minister deh Ud Sr*' ? A p r*> ,is * no ivoiiiii publish n return of the estate men. tinned, which would stamp me as an unreliable and irresponsible person, and refute everv statement I had made. Sir, that boasted de' atructlvo return has not yet materialised, and t J?- . lgfl the Minister to produce it 111 addition to'tho two estaies I 1 u'e ~re vlously nientioncd, the, purchase of which was S scandal and should be condemned I e re <0 place on record a third purchase This is an estate situated 4(1 miles romn n , iSS&KM^jSI of this second class land (nlu<? tha c-n * .0 sutlers for e Pmd to put the settler on V' vorn ' .? notllei ' settlor cost the Sme Governments <TscittereM "'!? hcnHler: fho'ir- 100 acres ~00, ' 1 0,11 , Di!rßer '""loaded Sat S h«rSir''TaT'l d?,,^' K rs to pro rV"' much land. The aveLe o? „ , ; eceivo ' l too S*« acres per ,L s r Ulls e*'ate was (he price was 'loo hL, T 8<, t cond -'lnss land speech delivered on the Address a Ist July last, the Minister i ," n " Re,)ly ' on purchase of estates 'fn, ' ? cnl "" 1 wi "> t,le said (see ''Hansard Vn i retl "' ned soldiers, average vata» of th« <.V P ' U ' e r,o > ' " Tlie £2271. Our" rule was thi't e ( n iL se<,tion ». w» s oil land should not eicecd i4nn e!t " <!nd,t " re nn() it will be +\?*i • Ji 0 per 3ee tfon, administration lias i (ont J.'J, respect the low what was authorised » «- exi ? en<i ' tlJr f l>eChoice "slab" to ' " V r ' ls nnt that a Minister of the Crown !n'\>," responsib,e damning facts I h-.v! . fnC( ' of the troversy, and which the mi " in tllis con " '''he Minister Vl ' ' l " st<!r deny? Ma.v last the average cost of t0 31st 'ions was £2271 m, of settlement secret he has hmpe/' hiM 1 thi , s "era*, Cass land together L rLe COni i " ,d flrst 'ally useless S, of I>" acre, up to lind ii e« , h ™ fc. Listen, Mr Giithrie r ""mi pcr from your departmental Yin Produce tales (three of t ,em „i do ™ments, four es«re bought £| S "/ft LT.IDJ' of &7r,n .* , Jills includes tllf l , average per settler beiiV b ' lildi "e. Jhe List,,,,, ""m,? 01 " f ™ e "t as quoted above? tied moo Diners tim e y0 " SD| " as you did "the' aforesaid IT "m , 'ost tlio State C 15177 «nn' v uld ,I,IVO Government has bid o settlement WhJ /! ft 011 soldier to » t, ",' e e n " ™ i! t s the Stale £ SSI 778 tor the L ° f tbo public If i -I i le "loantime I ask Minister came out into V, C " lim<! t "" t tl,e himself ?—I am, ™ c nto 1,10 °l )c » to defend New Plymouth, nth Sept' H ' ® AWKI>fs -