Conclusions 



machinery must be created for this work, 

 and it is suggested that the most satisfac- 

 tory result would be secured by forming a 

 Land Settlement Commission, composed of 

 highly qualified men and assisted by the 

 present Small Holdings Commissioners. 

 The Commission in many ways would be 

 analogous to the existing Development Com- 

 mission, and would be directly responsible 

 to the Treasury for money expended on 

 settlement schemes. 



(6) Conclusions. 



Clearly if any large system of land settle- 

 ment is to be created much public money 

 will have to be provided. We shall also 

 have to face the fact that owing to the com- 

 plete neglect of scientific Land Settlement 

 by all who should have been concerning 

 themselves with this question, we have no 

 data in this country to go upon. The only 

 course to follow is to study what has been 

 done successfully in other countries, to master 

 the principles which have secured that suc- 

 cess, and then to devise a sound system of 

 Land Settlement for the United Kingdom. 



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