are transferred first, and that in case of equal distance the order in which the lands of the Land Reserve are distributed be as follows:—
(a) First come the agriculturists of that village in the vicinity of which the free lands are situated.
Note.—If there are several of such villages, preference is to be given to those who have hitherto tilled those lands.
(b) Second come the agriculturists of the canton within the boundaries of which the free lands are situated.
(c) Third come the agriculturists of the district within the boundaries of which the free lands are situated.
(d) Last come, if the given system of tillage embraces several provinces, the agriculturists of that province within the boundaries of which the free lands are situated.
Art. 30. This being the order to be observed in the distribution of lands, the following is the order in which the population is to be moved from one place to another: (a) volunteers; (b) village communities suffering most from lack of land; (c) land-needy agricultural co-operative societies, agricultural communes, families with abundant LP., and the smallest families.
Art. 31. The allotment of lands among land-needy families which have to be moved is to be carried out in the following order or rotation: (a) the smallest land-needy families: (b) the most land-needy families with abundant LP.; (c) land-needy village communities; (d) co-operative societies; and (e) agricultural communes.
Art. 32. The moving from one zone to another must be carried out in such a wise that the new locality should not only offer through the natural conditions a real chance for engaging in agriculture with success, but also, in respect of soil, climate, etc., correspond to the conditions of the old locality. It is also necessary to take into consideration the habits of life and the nationality of the settlers.
Art. 33. The settlement of agriculturists in new localities is to be carried out at the expense of the State.
Art. 34. It is the duty of the State to assist the new settlers in the provision of buildings as well as in the construction of roads, wells, ponds, and reservoirs, by the supply of agricultural implements and fertilisers, by artificial irrigation whenever necessary, and by the organisation of educational establishments.
Note.—With a view to the earliest possible development of Socialist agriculture, the State is to give every assistance to the new settlers in introducing collective farm management on scientific principles.
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