THE SQUATTER.
In a statement made by a member of the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society on Saturday the word "squatter" was incidentally used. At a later stage Sir "Walter Buchanan took exception to the use of The term, which he said was frequently used by the Red Feds with the obj?ct of conveying a reproach upon \ useful section of the community. Sir Walter contended that there were no squatters in New Zealand, as squatters .were known in the older world. The settlers referred to were foremost in promoting and supporting k. and P. Association, and wern responsible for the freezing and dairying industries. The word was wver applicable to anyone occupying land n New Zealand. The member who used the term said he was not speaking ra a reproachful manner of the class' to vhich Sir Walter belonged, He recognised that A. and P. Associations md other institutions could not get ilong very well without there.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAG19191117.2.70.3
Bibliographic details
Wairarapa Age, 17 November 1919, Page 7
Word Count
160THE SQUATTER. Wairarapa Age, 17 November 1919, Page 7
Using This Item
National Media Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Age. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of National Media Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in