SHORTAGE OF FARM LABOUR
NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME URGED [United Pres* Association! HASTINGS, 2nd December. A proposal that a scheme be provided for the regimentation of labour to maintain primary production in New Zealand has been made to the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash, by the chairman of the Hawkes Bay Manpower Committee. Mr G. A. Maddison. “As chairman of the Manpower Committee for this district, I am thoroughly satisfied that it is essential and not only essential, but imperative, for the maintenance of our primary production, that some comprehensive scheme be undertaken to provide the necessary labour.” said Mr Maddison in a letter to the Minister. “The manpower committees did not come into operation till 6th June and before that scores of permanent employees. as fell as farmer-owners, had left their lands to join the fighting services. As a matter of fact, this district has sent away scores of men over and above our quota to make up deficiencies in quotas from other parts of New Zealand.” By special arrangement Reuter’* world service in addition to other special sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in this issue, and I all rights therein in Australia and New I Zealand are reserved
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 3 December 1940, Page 2
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