DEMAND FOR FARM LABOUR

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22201, 18 September 1937, Page 16

DEMAND FOR FARM LABOUR

PLACEMENT SERVICE RETURNS Positions have been found by the S i ate , Placement Service in Chr* "t----church this week for 32 men with private employers, of which total 21 are of a permanent nature, embracing various trades and callings. Carpenters S'S &V;t place - d in Wellfngton and West Coast districts, but the local demand is slack. ■ Farm labour is reported to in fairlv strong demand and 14 positions were filled during the week, including teamsters rouseabouts, and shepherds S^vfilleV e |nd te ft,i obs hav ? yet to miea, and there are also dairying positions on the West Coast. On the offerinI aKeS ab ° Ve the 3Ward rates *™ The*4F scheme (subsided farm labour for dairying or sheep farmers) has not come up to expectations from employers' and employees' noint Jrf view, the Placement Officer Reports Men will not be detailed for this' scheme after September 30 The state Placement Service is con SSTO t 0 m fu ke a s P ecial effort to as' ff«V\ h j« yQuth employment campaian (for young men from 18 to 25years of age). Several employers are interested and since the inauguration of the scheme on July 13. 22 placements have been recorded by the ,T»rffi™ s