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Settlement aid needed to keep pioneers on Queen Charlotte lands
The writer argues for government loans to pre emptors to enable settlers on Queen Charlotte islands to build homes and clear land. With capital loans of about one thousand dollars for ten years at nominal interest, pledge of land titles after five acres cleared, the aim is to foster permanent farming, local self sufficiency, and reduced imports, noting the islands' isolation and tax contributions.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Canada
Vancouver Island
Dominion