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cheaper transport, I shall have something to say on the 

 general question of the relations of the railways towards 

 the agriculturists. 



Finally, assuming that the land can still be used to 

 advantage ; that the alternatives to wheat-growing 

 represent industries suitable for small holders ; that 

 combination will be of great practical assistance in 

 securing economical production, cheaper transport, and 

 more remunerative returns assuming all this, there still 

 remains that important matter of detail : On what 

 principle can the small holders best occupy their land ? 

 Should it be ownership or tenancy ? Should land-owner 

 and small holder be left to their own resources, or should 

 there be an intermediary? If so, who should that 

 intermediary be ? 



The reader will perhaps conclude that I have here a 

 pretty full catalogue of problems to deal with in the 

 circumscribed limits of a single volume ; but to my own 

 mind they all have a more or less direct bearing the 

 one upon the other, and must be regarded, in effect, 

 as representing different phases of one great and all- 

 important question. 



With that expression of my own view of the matter 

 I bring these opening remarks to a close, and address 

 myself, without further delay, to my task. 



