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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6864, 21 May 1932, Page 8

To the Farmers of N.Z. TO RESTORE Prosperity We Must Have: ■ ; - ' : \ (a) INCREASED PRODUCTION: Low prices for primary produce now rule in the overseas markets and may do so indefinitely, and if we are to survive as a successful farming community it can only be through increased production. (b) REDUCED COSTS: The Government appreciates the farmer’s problem of an income that has been reduced out of proportion to his cost of production. COSTS MUST COME DOWN. Recent legislation aims at this objective, not only reducing rent and interest charges, but also removing difficulties resulting from the operation of previous Acts. With this new legislation in force production costs WILL come down and the benefit to producers will be felt IMMEDIATELY. < Is your farm producing maximum returns? In this great drive for increased production the Government of New Zealand enlists your aid. By your full co-operation you will not only help the national cause, but also improve the productive powers of your farm and increase your own income. The Government offers you these facilities UhdetScheme 4a. Therearethousandsofgoodmen(married and single) available immediately for farm work. Any farmer requiring additional labour should immediately get m touch with his local Unemployment Committee or Postmaster who will give him full details* A subsidy of 10/- per week will be paid for single men over 20 years of age, or 20/- for married men, the farmer being required to provide board and lodging and expected to pay what he can afford as additional wages. Under Scheme 4b. A farmer may carry out developmental work on a contract basis, the Unemployment Fund contributing a third of the labour cost. Developmental work only is covered by this scheme —it includes: — Draining Clearing Stumping Fencing Scrub-Cutting To date, over a 1,000 placements have been made in farm and farm developmental work under scheme 4a and 4b, and a big percentage of these men have since been absorbed in the industry, thus becoming self-supporting. The official figures at May 7th, 1932, show that at that date there were: I. • 7,326 men employed on farms under scheme 4A. 11. 1,131 men employed on farms under scheme 48. It is your duty to New Zealand to bring your farm to maximum production, to increase your own earnings and at the same tirrie to help to relieve the burden of Unemployment. There are 51,517 men (at May 7th, 1932) on part time relief work under Scheme 5. We want to place every man in productive employment. Can you find additional work on your farm for at least one man? Get in touch with your local Postmaster immediately. The Small Farm Plan. The Government will Buy, or Lease with the Option of Purchase, Suitable Farm Land Areas of 5 to 10 Acres. On each small allotment they will erect a neat Public Works type of cottage and there will be set up a reliable unemployed man jp’ith his wife and family. The occupant may work part of his time for the farmer, part for nearby farmers, or anyone in the locality who can employ him. The balance of his time he will spend on his own small farm to provide his own sustenance. In those cases where relief workers so placed on the land are not able immediately to earn an independent livelihood, some part of the existing unemployed relief allowance will be continued. The plan will assist the farming community and will provide additional labour when required. It will give an impetus to farming production and at the same time afford an opportunity to many unemployed men who are ready and willing to turn their labour into productive channels. The Small Farm Plan is Already a Success Although this plan is yet in its infancy, its advantages have been readily appreciated and it is operating with marked success in certain localities where the experiment has been tried. Will You Give, Sell or Lease a Few Acres? Please get in touch with the Department of Agriculture, Wellington, or a district organiser or local representative of the Agriculture Department. J. G. Coates, Minister of Employment. TO HELP, PLEASE ACT QUICKLY TO-DAY!