SUPPORT OF APPEAL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 212, 8 September 1941, Page 8

SUPPORT OF APPEAL

PRODUCTION COUNCU/

QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE

A question of principle as to whether the Auckland District Conn. c-1 of Primary Production should in. terest itself in supporting appeal against military sen ice overseas by farmers in divert circumstances was consiaero<i a: trie meeting of the council this rr.orr:r.g. A letter was received from a farmer stating that he was now working a 270-acre farm by himself, his two brothers havin* already been called up He askedJ& the council's - import • f his appeal Mr. A. Best point-id out that the encouraging ..f appea s bv single men was on.y ha-ttning the time when married men would have to take their place. The chairman. Mr. R. c. Clark said that the Government would have to decide how :ar it was going to allow land ar.d ?-.-.ck to go back during the war. The council's main concern was thrr «.f primary prodttction. On ;V.e the case appeared a roe and he though" that the c«:! should communicate with tr.c- Crown representative of the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board advising him that on the fact.- stated the appeal was considered to ha\e merits.

After further di.-cussion, in the course of which u.<"ur.'jers exDressed The opinion that the council was likely to be deluged with applications for the support of appeals, the chairman's suggestion was adopted