Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol. 37, No. 7. April, 17 1974
Paradise for big contractors
Paradise for big contractors
From year to year, the development expenditure per family and per acre in the schemes have increased, but without a corresponding increase in the benefits to the settlers. Those benefiting from the increase in the expenditure are big contractors who are invariably patrons of the Alliance Party.
Development expenditure per family | Development expenditure per acre | ||
1956—60 | $ 4,235 | 1956—60 | $ 423 |
1961—65 | $12,731 | 1961—65 $ | 852 |
1966—70 | $20,874 | 1966—70 | $1,388 |
(Figures supplied by ex-chairman of 'Felda')