AUGMENTING FARM PRODUCTION

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 23 September 1939, Page 8

AUGMENTING FARM PRODUCTION

MORE LABOUR TO SUPPLY FOOD

Arrangements belnjg- made- to stimulate farm production- and, augi ment food supplies by making, more labour available through widening tiio scope of scheme 4S and transferring men from scheme 13 are disclosed in a memorandum to scheme is employing authorities issued on Wednesday by Mr A. J. Ridler, assistant-secretary to the employment division of the Department of Labour. A copy of the memorandum was received at - the Rangiora County office yesterday,.: . ' “The stage has now been reached, the memorandum states, ; when it is desirable gs far as practicable . that available suitable labour should, be jemK' ed on productive work on the „ It Is well known that Great Britain is not self-supporting in, food supplies. It is therefore necessary that the Dominion should make every effort to augment supplies adequately. To this ehti it is desirable, that New Zealand should intensify production, and scheme' 4B represents one of the avenues by which that goal may be reached. , "Arrangements are accordingly being made tp stimulate useful developmental and reproductive work under scheme 4B; and the scope of. tjje scheme is being widened tq assist in enabling the achievement of that pur“The position has already been reached in 'many districts where -»U available suitable. unemployed, labour has been diverted to scheme 4B work, and in these- districts It now becomes necessary to . transfer men from existing scheme 13 employment to 48. work. This is being-proceeded with,, and similar action will .have to be .token in other districts where need anses, “The nurppse.Pt tW« to apprise local oLthb action the department desires. to take and .to ask for their co-operation in releasing men from scheme IS work.ns reduestfff by district officers of the department.”