PUSHING ON

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3784, 30 July 1932, Page 4

PUSHING ON

SMALL FARM SCHEME OFFICERS IN CONFERENCE Per Press Association. Wvl liner tun, July 29. With tlie object discussing certain essential pouts of procedure aift.urig t!i e Small I- arm lor the relief of unemployment, and of arriving at a. uni-inn basis or deal’ng w h numerous priin.t 5 that have ali en concernng the scheme, a oonttri -ice was recently held at Wellington Ijetween field otfrivrs of tlie Department < f Agriculture from various parts o>f the Dominion. Until this preliminary work lias been carried out, it was thought desirable to» suspend lnr a- brief period certain proposed activities. Arrangements have bun math with regard to tlie share milking panh of the plan and all aplicatioiis under thi- section of the scheme wJ M e speedily deH with. Field officers oT the department report that a. number of oqers of land and the terms attached to offers have been seasonably satisfactory and that a very large number of applications front those desiring to be placed, have come to hand. ft "a-< anticipated that no d /fieulTy will be experienced in selecting from the applicants, men wli-c*. especially by reason of previous experience, "ill Yte entirely suitable for the farming areas available. When the whole arrangements connected with the Small Farm I*l an are completed, it i s stated that t. is confidently anticipated a large number of aplieants will be able t o imp rave their present position. The number of men who can Im* plac ed under the plan either on small holding-: of about ten acres or on tho sharenrilking side of the scheme, ill be determined by the available finance provided for under the l n-cmploymc-nt- Amendment Act this vear, namely, r^-YOO.OOO.