LABOR ON FARMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 8 May 1912, Page 5

LABOR ON FARMS.

NEED FOR IMMIGRANTS

An important address bearing on the present scarcity of farm labor throughout; the dominion was delivered by Mr t^V ? °n> ? rfident of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, at the annual meeting O f th e Sandon branch on Saturday night (writes the special correspondent of the Taranaki Herald) Tha emigration of farm laborers was, h* said, of serious moment in New Zealand just now. The shortage of farm labor was a serious matter for the women, as. it, meant more work for them. A further batch of "Sedgwick boys" was requfr-. Ed, and it was unfortunate that the Minister was not prepared to assist atpresent. There was an immense demand for labor, and he was glad in onesense that the land policy had taken thebest men on to the farms, but this meant men going out of the labor market and someone oneht to take their place ' Recently 10,000 acre, had b^/opened up at tMsborne, on which a number of families had been placed. This ireant labor decreasing. "Se'dgwick boys" were the remedy After three or four years of farm life they were not likely to wish for town life. He hoped the Union would move in the matter. They had done good work and could go on doing so. H<* thought it strange that Australia should he tre«ly importing labor and that our "•iberal <T O vernn-.ent should object. Th& Unioyi should bring pressure to bear Jinghs* paoers wer« full of advertisement* for boys for Canada and Australia. There v«M. e thousands of boys in limglarid wanting work. Two trrmsand r^eentV attended a meeting to hear of the advantages of our oversea dominions, a^d vet the "Liberal" Party objected to them coming.