Training and Guidance 



his own holding. Instruction should be 

 continued by means of courses during the 

 three or four subsequent winters. The 

 success of ex-service men with little or no 

 skill in agriculture will depend on two main 

 factors : 



(i) A sufficient amount of expert guidance. 



(2) The creation of right conditions. 



If the Government cannot make up its 

 mind to see that these two points are 

 effectively secured, then it will be far better 

 to leave the whole movement alone, for it 

 can only end in failure. 



(4) Conditions of Settlement. 



Reference has been made to the import- 

 ance of creating sound conditions. It will 

 now be necessary to see what are the 

 factors which conduce to these sound con- 

 ditions. A study of the problem will show 

 that wherever land settlement has succeeded, 

 certain underlying principles in every case 

 have been observed. Fortunately, there are 

 examples from old countries as well as from 

 new ; otherwise it might be said that it is 

 possible to create these conditions in our 



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