A PROSPEROUS PEASANTRY.
The British Consul at Patras, in bis report on the trade of Morea for 1891, gives an interesting account of the condition of the labouring classes and peasantry in the Peloponnesus, which he describes as very satisfactory. Poverty is unknown to them, for, owing to the sparse population and the large amount of labour required for the cultivation, preparation, and shipment of the currant crop, wages are very high, and there being plenty of employment for young and old of both sexes, families earn enough to enable them to live in comparative comfort. The working classes and peasant proprietors are, as a rule, abstemious and thrifty, intemperance is very rare amongst them, distilled liquors are avoided, and the wine of the country is used in moderation, The desire to obtain land and house property is very strong, and owing to their careful and thrifty habits they are generally able to satisfy this craving, and there is scarcely a family which does not own a small cottage or a plot of land or vineyard, which supplies oil. olives, wine or corn, and grazing for a few goats or sheep.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1904, 15 June 1892, Page 4
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191A PROSPEROUS PEASANTRY. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1904, 15 June 1892, Page 4
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