BOYS FOR FARMS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 17

BOYS FOR FARMS.

COMMITTEE'S WORK.

SATISFACTORY RESPONSE SWCAI/L WAGE—GOOD HOMES. "The winter emergency appeal for toys lias met with a good response from the farmers," said Mr. X. G. Gribble, of the Auckland Boys' Unemployment Committee, to-day. '"It its obvious that they have approved of the committee's scheme an d wifih to co-operate." The funds of the committee were not sufficient to enable them to sponsor any jTj„ r elief scheme, but what could be done had been done. A number of replies liad been received from farmers all over the province, not merely from men on the land near and about Auckland. AH fanners asked for boys of .rood character, stating that if they found boys recommended to them by the committee reliable and otherwise satisfactory there was a likelihood of their being able to employ the boys permanently, or at least for a year. The committee had advertised that if farmers- could not see their way .clear to take ail experienced boy in the ordinary way and pay him 5/ or 7/0 per ■week, the committee would, under its emergency scheme, send a boy of some 'experience who had been at the St. John's College selection camp, paying half of his" travelling expenses. The committee would pay a wage of 2/0 a week up to six weeks, or until August 1 after which the farmer would be responsible for the boy's board and his wage, of at least 2/0 per week. It was anticipated that by this means a farmer would give assistance to many a home and would have help for six weeks with jto out-of-pocket cost, except half of the travelling expenses. He would then Start the milking season with a really useful- lad, whom lie had had time to •train. Farmers' Offers. One farmer said lie would give a boy a job at 12/6 per month, with board, -and-a "good wage" in September. He would buy him his working clothes and give him a good home. "We would treat hia. as one of our own," he said. His farjji was one of 250 acres, and he at present was milking 38 cows. He was '•breaking in" the land, and if lie got a "good boy" prepared to stay some years lie would take him in as a sliarein ilker. Another farmer said lie could take a, hoy at 2/6 per week and board, and if lie proved satisfactory would employ him permanently. He would give him 7/6 a week in August. Another offered ..'a present wage of 5/ per week. A fourth farmer said he was milking about GO cows, and that, as he had a sliaremilker, jie would not require the boy sent to Mm to work extremely long hours or too hard. The lad would be treated as one of the family. A fifth said that lie was prepared to take a boy for twelve anonths, and that his wife would look after him as if ho were her own sou. There were other similar letters.