ENOUGH WORK FOR ALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15265, 1 April 1913, Page 8

ENOUGH WORK FOR ALL.

BOO*IOI*IMPORTED fcABOUR. 1 ' M , ' -ULMlUll'UVft ' i -/'; fir wi*mm^mKm''*Mm&A%®s'l DIBATTIOVAt. ;of tli^v^iniV^mmi- _ gMtite''paM6y w** ,e<w>»Mnfc*tM ikr *h* , Print Minister by « fr^'-tho shearer*' conference to-day. Mr. M«i Mid the opfaija* «f, the conference-' «iii. thai v tibtm 'yliipi there «i;icragb men in iho connt«£, tod© all tho work, thathritajgralias* trac only' Signed by the employes* to ,buj*t up organised labour. * '■'.$&•.; «J«satntkifjt :'' f 4Uo- ; > Tirg^;^ihAti;- ; the - should acquis good land neap *:,'; -v.-tiMft' tmaitet .centres to let to workers, hi «ms of 10,15, .ai? 20 acrt», on tho lease- : boM toaftre*. ' , , - The Prime .J&infater replied that ho was .-'■ a*rnryk Utt> '-'";' ;■ resent, Ho had bpojtt on a , ' $&^€^uctfa-v.l»laod>v and.,.everywhere ; ho went the point was raised'that there was a difficulty in obtaining {acta labour. Many ywtftti told hun they would; have to ■ carJtaJL thair: cropping '^i^oiu'^Vibccoant pfcith* scarcity of farm labour. He did not ';■ .' think it waa ? correct to say that v there '''Was ].-■ any scarcity of employment at present. '[ Ho. had the. beat of reasons for .believing : i&& !:-j0fl#y. man willing to work could-get ■;..■■ employment. ; ■'-'■ The Government assisted : oniy domestic servante and farm Jahourars, and to a smaller extent, men who intended to email .settlers; An impression [jii«qi£ about ■that tbe r Government was going? 4& bring out 25,000 people .every year.'* ; Tbat _waa.absolute nonsense, from beginning to and. He believed there, was employment for:! half-a-dozen;, iromigranta for every one who came. : Mr.Massey said he was in sympathy with the proposal re* • gardinif workers' homes, . and addedlthat /no; ■ :•' • instritefcibns to', hia officers to purchase an area of tod in the South . Jsland lor tho purposes Hoiiniristed on ''~ gi?#igsf worker^ ;;; took-; up-' workers* -.- -hcguW <l»6 right of acquiring- the freehold.' $&■ '.:&■ k-MMkZ:>. : : : -••'. ■& ; - : .v ■; '£&■■ >■ •''-■-;"• ■:.;'■. .'-"••;■"'