CONDITIONS OF SUCCESS 229 



given rise to a natural development of small 

 holdings. 



This has induced an easy system of disposal of 

 produce. Agents and salesmen buying certain goods 

 in one district are always ready to take more of the 

 same type from a known locality where they are 

 already dealing ; there is none of the difficulty of dis- 

 posing of produce which is often experienced when 

 starting in places where there is no local market, 

 and where any particular cultivation is done on too 

 small a scale to attract the attention of agents. 



As an outcome of these conditions, there exists 

 in the neighbourhood a race of men who, seeing 

 the possibilities attending proper cultivation, and 

 having a certain knowledge of it, even when follow- 

 ing other occupations, are all eager to acquire land, 

 and who, once they have acquired it, can be trusted 

 to succeed without further assistance. 



Conclusions. 



When the following considerations are taken into 

 account (1) that up till 1906 no money had been 

 laid out on the land in the way of erecting build- 

 ings, except the building of three dairies ; (2) that 

 the land is very inconveniently situated for the 

 larger number of the tenants, many having to walk 

 three to four miles ; (3) that the tenants have in 

 most cases no capital of their own to put into it 

 one can have no hesitation in saying that the 

 whole undertaking has been eminently successful. 



Further, if this success has been attained with 



