LAND FOR SMALL FARMS
COMPLAINT AND REPLY. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, May 16. The Prime Minister has replied as follows to a complaint by the president of the New Zealand Small Farms League that unsuitable land at excessive prices is being acquired for small farm applicants. “Regarding the suggestion that an impartial inquiry be made into the recent acquisition of land under the Small Farms Act, I have to say that it is not proposed to set up a special committee to inquire into the matter as such a course is not deemed necessary. I would point out however, that land for such purposes is acquired by the Government on the recommendation of the Small Farms Board and the sub-committees set up under the Act to advise the Board in such matters. After conferring with the Minister of Lands, who is administering the Act. I can see no grounds for the fears which you have expressed.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19801, 17 May 1934, Page 5
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156LAND FOR SMALL FARMS Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19801, 17 May 1934, Page 5
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