FARM LABOUR.
STATEMENT BY MJNIBTEfI. (I'cr l'reis Associalbti.) WELLINGTON, .f:iuuary S, Toiicliing a statement UiVt?. men why appeal to Ik Wellington .Labour bureau fur harvesting work, found no far-" mors enquiring for.surli men. ilic Ministor of Agriculture said (hey should liavi; uo difficulty in getting work! The Department's liekl supervisors had been instructed to make inquiries, and they reported that labour is undoubtedly scarce but with proper cooperation, the farmers could do all that was necessary. The Government was considering the question of organising labour throughout the Dominion, and hoped to have (lie census returns .dealing with the matter this month, when the position would be gone into thoroughly,
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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13773, 9 January 1917, Page 2
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109FARM LABOUR. North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13773, 9 January 1917, Page 2
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