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(By -Telegraph—-Press- Association;)
AUCKLAND, This Day The transference of the majority of men employed, under scheme 13 to land development employment early in the New Year is announced by the Minister of Labour, the Hon. P. C. Webb, who said that 'with the extension of the 4B scheme there would be a job for every man capable of carrying out a day's work. At present 4000 men were working under the 4B scheme, he said, and there were another two thousand jobs to be filled. When seasonal work was finished he anticipated that 10,000 men would be employed on land development, including men from various public works jobs.
The Minister said that work would start on areas close to towns and cities, the plan ! being to work outward instead of inward.- ■;'.-■''■'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 130, 29 November 1939, Page 11
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140LAND DEVELOPMENT Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 130, 29 November 1939, Page 11
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