- Location
- Bay of Plenty NZ
The repeal of the Corn Laws was due mainly to the Irish Famine but also partly due to the increase in MPs from the industrial regions, the mill owners wanted cheaper food available for their workers so they could keep wages lower. This also contributed to further migration to the colonies as workers sought a better life overseas.The corn laws were introduced after the rout of napoleon and his socialist ideals to preserve the sky high rents paid during the war.
This was to keep the capital value of estates up so that vast mansions could be built, to lord it over the vanquished peasants who had to endure 30 yrs of austerity .