MAIZE SALVAGE SCHEME TO START HERE TOMORROW
In answer to appeals from the Gisborne Maize Salvage Committee, with which the Prime Minister, Mr. P. Fraser, associated himself, between 65 and 70 Maoris, mainly from the East Coast, will go out into the fields tomorrow to make a start with the salvaging of maize damaged by last month’s flooding of the Gisborne flats. Under this scheme the growers will be subsidised and will, in fact, pay no more than Is 8d per bag for picking under the normal conditions last season. The additional costs will be met by wav of subsidy, arrangements having been made for Maori labour to be engaged on a guaranteed “wet or fine" wage of 25s per day, equalling £6 5s per week. Detailed administrative arrangements were being completed this morning and East Coast Maoris started to arrive in the district to assist in the recovery of as much maize as possible from the silted blocks.
Today there were about 40 Maoris billeted in the Poho-o-Rawiri meetinghouse and more were expected. Personal appeals have yet to be made in the Bay of Plenty district and areas to the south of Gisborne.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22669, 21 June 1948, Page 6
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194MAIZE SALVAGE SCHEME TO START HERE TOMORROW Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22669, 21 June 1948, Page 6
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