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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) (about)
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SOLDIER SETTLEMENT.
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HOME MAINTENANCE PRINCIPLE
Immediate Adoption Advocated
IONGALA bunda} - Une ni U» In. ist meetings oí ilmtirtt beltlci». held al Ion g ila decided to ask the kulti ot the Conn ti} pait} in the State I'aili uncut (Mi
Allan) to liitoim the -Vii P u tics ( omeiencc on boldiei Settlement th ii 1 outil i nul distnet icsideui». deploicd tht mis itiuf ic t>rx state of » lehn settlement anil uigcd upon the Hogan Minihttx the immediate nccts»lt} foi tht tdoption ot the home mimi temuce piinciple The metung xx is em phatie in if» demand foi a i eduction in the tost of production and i xxritinj. down of tipital costs in closet settlement men» It
ix a* resolx ed -
Tint the meeting ure; t, U| ti M te I i li mut lint I t entiii and inn i I ] i r ti
rehabilitation of tie irimirx n lu m a j for the securltx of ti e leoiioinic struttuie of ti t statt is a reduction in Ihr» ctsts of protlucl un
lha* in or 1 r to pi ict tit lex i mu lil underl ikuigs of the M ile n ijbl ba. u. «n iinmediite ni i n | lut n M*, n ii le nude bx economic spurs uti all lil lil
ment ai I | ublic xxoik with u i x r tn f, down capital cists so that Inlet % uni suiku g fund paxments eau he met it i rea onable cost to the producers and li us of »ucll cruce»
Mr J J Nihill I pioiieei sctllci mid the pioneers had cxpciieiuod lean time» and periods but thex had nexei been called upon to «honldei the funnel ii bulliens that piesentda} »ettleib xxne eilled tijiou to tim Hie tai h fannel», had obtained good land foi 1.1 on acie mil the pax
nients extended ovei 20 xcais 1/ a jeai an
acre
Mi Mian AIL \ «nd that the diflictiHx in elïeetmg nil} refums xxrn» for the btite to oxercome (he exile ni ought In the tariff and arbitration îxo m m on the lind xxas making anx inonex these times One thud of the landholders, xxeie mctelx subsisting one-third xxere in finaiici ii dilhculties and for the other thud theie xx is ibs-oltitelx no Jope His adxice to settleis xxas to get
donn to bedrock- )
K Voice -W e ai e doxx n to bodi oek now
Mr Allm s kid that closei settlement blocks xxere too small and most of the land should nexer line been acquittd The State had built i house upon sand, and since ox* ners of adjoining blocks xx eie loath to sell, lie failed to see lion those settlers xxho xvsnted it eould obtain moie land He, hoxvever beliexed that iftei the Ottaxxn. Conference prices foi buttei xxheat, md xxool would tnke a rise Not until then xxould closer settlement be put upon a sound
basis
Support foi State Council
STANHOPE, Smidax - \t i xxellat tended meetine of suldiei and closer settleis held under the auspices of the Returned "»oldiers' League tile folloxiing lesolutions xx ere passed -
Hat this meeting dei loi es th moat un Kitisfidor} position of =0] lie.i settlement 111 \i-tori! and roolxes to xxliolehoartedlx su|
port the proionls of the Slate council of the Uptime I soldiers 11 igui us 11 solution of the difficulties of sutlers lilrlhir this nlieting nrircs the nocesslt} for lining direct represen tallon o! the U igue on the propos d all partx
ParlUmentorv confeienie
That the mattei of canrcll itiois of leases mi! mictions be held oxer till tie louse main toi «nee nrea pi 111 le appliel aid that ni letters threatening such proccedn gs be sent to
«tilers
Casterton Recommendations
C^STrmON ''uiidiix - \ joint meet mi, of committees fiom Cisteiton md Ititi inn xx as held m tbe slnre boll to pippaic lcioin inondations suppoi ting the Koxxiee Shue m its effort to put soldut settlement on i sound basis It xxas dei ided to iiij;p tint there be a reduction of mtut»t b\ 22J pu tent from the dite of opeiation ot the ] mancial Lmeigencj Act that there be no moro cancellations 01 mictions till the xxholc pisition of settlement xxas rexioxxcd and that monev adxanced to soldiei settler», «nd others holding soldier settler blocks be reduced bj \1lm11g on a pre xx u basis