EX-SERVICE MEN AND THE LAND 67 



There are certain questions in connection with this 

 scheme of settlement which are already being asked : 



(1) Will the men wish to settle on the land ; and 



if so, in what numbers ? 



(2) Is there enough land available for this pur- 



pose ? 



(3) Are ex-Service men hkely to make satisfactory 



settlers and win a fair living from the soil ? 



No. 21. Diagram showing the Number of 

 SHEEP PER 1000 OF Population in the 

 United Kingdom and Seven other 

 Countries ^ 



pW 



88 



150 



270 



^■06 



h 



^ 



415 



^ 



1308 





(4) What is the best size of colony ? 



(5) What will it cost to settle men on the land ? 



From the personal canvass that I have made, and 

 from such information as is attainable, there seems 

 no doubt at all that a large number of men will elect 



Board of Agriculture Statistics, 1912. 



