THE LAND POLICY.
'I he Balchitha l»r:iiifli ol l.lii' Farmers' Union thinks Ilie Government is pursuing u wrong policy in :u-<iuii'iiijj; large ('.stales al< present values for no!tlcincii! 11y returned soldiers. Olio memb . r expressed t ins opinion I hat the In rye. c.slnles wore being taken over merely to relievo, the owners of the responsibility for war taxation. While the la It ,er suggestion Is extravagant, (lie fact remains that (lie Stale is making an exceedingly bad bargain in taking over large estate* at preseni values. These values are abnormal, and have been created emtirely by llie war. No person has any moral right lo derive, a permanent monetary advantage as the result of the sacrifices of others. The large estate* should he taken, as required, at pre-war prices, and upon the recommendation of men who know the productive capacity of -the soil. The present method of acquisition will probably land the. Dominion in financial difficulties.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 5 February 1918, Page 4
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157THE LAND POLICY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 5 February 1918, Page 4
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