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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 279, 23 November 1912, Page 4

»At a Geting, of the Timaru branck of the Farmers' Union last Saturday a letter from the Pelorus branch ask«tt tor co-operation in carrying; out a scheme> for enabling farmers to bur sell stock to each other, without tna intervention of auctioneers or j£w' fey means of registration of stock for sale. The. branch considered the scheme impracticable, as the auctioneer is to a large extent the Weal agent of the buyers, and has ShanUe Z^Lt^^ ™»** Replying to a deputation which waited,upon him at Auckland in regari: to farm labor, Mr Massey said the Government intended to do more iLt Utur^, tha" >ad been done in'the past. The High Commissioner had been instructed accordingly The rapidly increasing liabilities of the country demanded an increase in the number _of producers. He intended to look into the,official reports of the »<*Wick experiment. He believed at has been very successful, and if it jfl *» there was no reason why Jt should not be repeated. The OorS°Sf nt alreatK ha(*.a schemo inland to ©ncourago laborers to go to the needs.pf the country districts by following scheme: If any local v 7' i °, r orKanisation of farmerg showed that there was room to do so' tn© Government would tako over the lam and provide for each worker a . TOSMenoe upon a. sufficient area of If- 3*? tor Profitable occupation. AU thfljfe would Jbo required would be a that the interest and sinkHj$LA d- upon +"0 outlay would b© forthcoming. He would' like to see «xpenment tried, and felt sure it vrnnld he successful. Tt you don't know that Tonking's hmsv&cl EmuLsion . won't Jet you M Gd, 2s 6d, 4b 6d—Advt. ,