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has been in the position to carry out so much. It 

 is pointed out by Mr. Wakinshaw that, in a place 

 like Newcastle, there is a limit to the number of 

 men willing and competent to go in for the special 

 cultivation which it was the original intention of 

 the Society to cater for. But, by being very elastic 

 in their methods, they have attracted into it those 

 who want land purely for residential purposes, also 

 those who merely want an investment for their 

 money. They are thus able to deal with things on 

 a very much larger scale than would otherwise be 

 possible. In the secretary's own words: 'But for 

 the residential and investing purchasers, not one of 

 the estates purchased under the auspices of the 

 Society could at the time have been acquired ; 

 with their aid it became possible for the horticul- 

 tural member to participate in an enterprise which 

 otherwise he was too weak to handle.' At the 

 same time the occupation of the land, leading to 

 the formation of new colonies, has been a very good 

 piece of business for the investing member. 



SMALL HOLDINGS AS A MEANS OF CONNECTING 

 INDUSTRY WITH AGRICULTURE. 



The undertakings we have been considering are 

 of very great importance, as indicating lines on 

 which a closer connection of agriculture with in- 

 dustry can be effected. All industrial nations are 

 ultimately dependent on agriculture, and one of 

 our immediate problems is to find out the best 

 methods of combining the two arts. It seems as 



