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PLAN TO PUT
100,000 ON
THE LAND
MELBOURNE, Wednesday —
.In an attempt to stem the drift
from rural areas, the Liberal
Tarty has approved o plan to
place another 100,000 people on
the land within three years.
This scheme, recommended by!
u tuiui LU1UU11LLLU mcewiig uu
Mt. Gambler (South Australia)
last' week, was endorsed by the
Federal Policy Committee last
,n;ght. ?
Priorities should be given for
ihouslng and amenities, with
marketing schemes, water con
servation and transport, to en
courage the 100,000 ' farmers,
farm workers, and families to :
the land, declared the Federal j
president (Mr. R. G. Casey) yes- j
terday. .
The Liberal Party was also tri j
fa vox of extending the current
stabilisation scheme for the
'dairying industry until 1)57, said
th(- leader of the Federal Op
position (Mr. U. O.' Menrtcs*.
? The policy committee had
d:alt with the serious decline
In butter production and adopt
ed a recommendation on. the
dairying industry, he added. :
The committee had' decided
to support a long-term stabi
lisation plan for guaranteed
minimum prices, subject to ,ad- :
justments, for costs of efficient
production until 1957, at least.; 1
This plan conformed with the |
Liberal Party's principles; ? de^M
clared Mr. Menzies.
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