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portance to organize our producers of wealth, and so to place 

 potential producers that they may become effective producers 

 of wealth in the shortest possible time. 



Pronded the principles of sound settlement are observed, 

 no investment of public money can be more sound or more 

 remunerative ; but of greater importance — the Empire itself 

 can be consolidated and built up only if we deal with the 

 migration problem on right lines. The land and the men 

 who cultivate it are the Empire's two greatest assets ; they 

 must be brought together and organized if we are to recuperate 

 from the effects of the war. 



Another great advantage that will accrue to the Imperial 

 Government, if it is the medium through which loans for 

 settlement oversea are effected, is that tliis will give it the right 

 to assure itself that settlement is being carried out under 

 sound conditions. 



This is simply a business question : if the conditions of 

 settlement are sound, money could be advanced under no 

 better security ; if the conditions are not sound, the money 

 will be lost. 



This would not necessitate any interference on the part of 

 the Imperial Government — simply the discussion and agree- 

 ment upon the conditions of settlement — all subsequent 

 administration of that settlement would as a matter of course 

 be in the hands of the Oversea Governments concerned. 



UNDERTAKINGS BY SETTLERS 



A further principle which should be observed is that, 

 wherever our ex-Service men are placed upon the land and 

 provided with working capital, they on their side should sign 

 two reasonable conditions in regard to their holding. 



Firstly, that they agree to buy no live stock for their holding, 

 except with the approval of the settlement authority. 



Secondly, that they undertake to follow the directions of 

 the expert superintendent in regard to cropping and the use 

 of artificials. 



