Sleep Story 241 – South Australia and Western Australia
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The Relationship Between the Price Required for Land and Immigration
In establishing new homes for the crowded population of old lands, it has been found almost impossible to follow out to any perfect success. In 1834 an act was passed for founding the colony of South Australia. Under this act it was specially provided that the proceeds of the land should be devoted to immigration. This however was no necessary part of Mr Gibbon Wakefield's plan in his evidence given subsequently before a committee of the House of Commons in 1836. He thus speaks of his own scheme. The object of the price is not to create an immigration fund. You may employ the fund in that way if you please,. but the object of thePrice is to create circumstances in the colony which would
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