Labour and the Land.
Dear Sir,—As a country resident, I must say that I was impressed with many of the statements made by the Leader of the Labour Party in Christchurch. Mr Savage said, for instance, that land settlement must be an integral part of national policy, but it was useless to talk of such a policy without first laying a financial foundation which would allow’ the farmer to make a living. Unless those already on the land could be made secure, he added, it was hopeless to try to establish others. This is sound sense. Past political leaders, w’hile attempting to make the position of the man on the land more secure, have simply encouraged him in speculation and left him more tied up than ever to financial institutions. Hence the chaotic situation that obtains to-day and the fear of worse to come. If Labour knows of a way out, let us hear more of it.—l am, etc., SON OF THE SOIL.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20238, 23 February 1934, Page 6
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