Provision of the Land 



than the small one who should be affected. 

 There are a good many tenants holding- two 

 or three separate farms of an aggregate area 

 of from 2000 to 3000 acres in districts well 

 suited for small farming, and if the general 

 good demands it, it will be quite legitimate 

 to reduce the area held by these men. 

 Although it is improbable that compulsion 

 would often have to be resorted to, still 

 compulsory powers should be provided as in 

 the case of the Small Holdings Act. 



No settlement ought to be less in extent 

 than 2000 acres, and from 2000 to 3000 

 acres, when obtainable, would probably be 

 the most economic size for the following 

 reasons : 



(a) A settlement on this scale admits of 

 a much sounder financial scheme than 

 in the case of settlement of small areas. 

 (d) Collective buying and selling can at 

 once be developed. This secures for 

 the cultivator the purchase of com- 

 modities of the best quality and at the 

 lowest price, also the placing of his 

 produce on the best market. 

 {c) Each colony should have its expert 

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