FARM WORK FOB SCHOOLBOYS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23479, 6 November 1941, Page 4

FARM WORK FOB SCHOOLBOYS

BIGGER RESPONSE TO ' SCHEME EXPECTED - HELP IN HARVEST LABOUR' PROBLEM The vacation farm scheme for school* boys which is being organised-Mim this year by the Christchurch YoUp Centre may be of considerable, h«p to farmers anticipating harvest labour difficulties this season. • ‘ Mr G. M. Keys, vocational guldattCt officer at the centre, said yesterday that, careers advisers at the various sMv ondary schools were now taking tne names of boys willing to help farms in the summer. The centre nto also been in touch with a large nunicer of farmers in Canterbury infornuns them of the centre's scheme. So Mr there had been time for only a replies from the farmers, but tnjrß were already Indications that a.considerable number of boys would w . available. The centre was takmg every step to see that the boys womtt be well looked after. They would #* under award rates of pay and wouip receive the appropriate rates fouany shearing shed or harvesting work, done. Mr Keys said,: that last year about 33 boys were placed under l # ls scheme, and about 30 farmers commented favourably on their work, inis centre expected that because ot to® . more 1 serious harvest labour position » ■this year many more boys would taken on to farms for the vacation. Ine centre had a long list of farmers ing boys on a permanent were about 60 on the list a week »*o —and though the centre could .APt . meet that demand it regarded thfiprw 1 ent scheme as one way ih Wmcirw could help the farmers. From the poyi viewpoint the scheme had several aft vantages—it would be a war effort, y ] of physical benefit, enable them to wry money, and give them a valuable sight into farming. The vocational guidance officer . Auckland, Mr Keys added, vised him that 12 boys there hoM,. get farm Work in Canterbury, no promise could be made UO“J; resupply of work for the Canteroury boys was known, he would row* request if it proved to be possiplev . alternatively, if boys here wanted wo in the north, it might be possible arrange an exchange, Mr Keys said that he had just ceived verification of a report boys were also wanted in the Motue district for work with tobacco crop •