LABOUR SHORTAGE
FARMERS WITHOUT HELP.
WAGE SUBSIDY URGED. (Special to the “ Guardian.”) AUCKLAND, November 4. “The position has got to such a stage that many farmers do not know what to do,” said Mr R. H. Feisst at a meeting of the Waikato executive ol the Farmers’ Union, when referring to the acute shortage of farm labour in the Waikato. Mr Feisst said that there were 430 jobs on the books of labour agencies in Hamilton, Cambridge and Matamata. The farmers and their wives and families were employed for unreasonably long hours, but were unable to cope with the work. Mr F. L. Onion said if production was to continue farmers must have labour. Mr W. Lee Martin questioned the accuracy of the figures quoted by Mr Feisst, and said the wages for farm workers had been reduced to such a low level that the work had become unattractive.
Several members suggested that farm employees’ wages should be sudsidised by the Unemployment Board. It was decided to write to the Commissioner for Unemployment urging him to take action in the matter..
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 22, 7 November 1935, Page 2
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