THE COKING HARVEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 4

THE COKING HARVEST.

LABOUR FOR FARM WORK. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS. ENCOURAGING LARGE CEOP S . | STr.rs ■wore recently t»t-,_ V the Board t a i • en f,T U»e Bo»«* " f Agriculture, the Farmers' •"oard [various and '*** I 'J.,, the <;■ verr.men- •- r4 lo »■ I obtaining *£'rT 'j"*** » i th" fchif-.i --■ h -, —^ r on ; b-.-u f-.'u\rd \ , of bis k» . M . y." '• '• FM mere Union. i •-•''••■ •• • i it, . r.ps th-« r>„ po*. ! end in,,:,;,,,,,,, YVj 7 X * ac to *h i v. , -h : - rf ..;. '; a4 ,. b^n r made bv 1 I'ahii- \V., r ts ''* Labour aaa i ~,.„, .., „...!; - "*pannienu would w. 1 ••• • T,' lh , m an " * M,;,,.:, ail the lab-ur that tit ™* to !A> n-.-,.> s; tv arw ,C p: ~w rwjuirej. nsc:i .-k,-,l f.- br th- -7* *-•« number . n,..::iv thc<e „£**? Department, : and i: •■ I .br-w'lW * tne S -- I*W M- .or ... e pßrpo « of g Proportion of Skilled Men. I ah' was essentia' ' at l ? e c -te ; : lih -,r »„, ,j • \ Secretary fa? I.;' ' /• as early as possible rf ! ; : r.vTr^rrT im "-^--2 Ibe available would J. "IdH? Wh ° Won « !in harvest! - v 4.* * "P 6 *^ iK—i..-, 7- ,v ' a fair pro. Ik « a „-,.- them • would be sailed mea_ ! It- "as w K^Td the k^the I vr-r- '.Vbabie - U " v " meet men r-, - '.•.!/• U " v wooW meet the 1 ; i — Jr'""i "* .kerned, special}, I ;;.:■■:,■;;"": rea £ f im ° nj; the m or wor d X V r '" ;Teta rr for Labour | board r,,ardi communicate with the | board regardn.g details of the scheme. I Supply and Demand. ■ | Mr. K. C la,;, secretary to th. ; U™7 conference of the - &J" : In/fl forwarded the following resolution, !^c" e thTp tthat .'^ ! t .',\ n c ':. lhe , X"?I*™1 *™ l ni °n should act ipon "T~ I hat l " ? various executives I M the union he asked by thu , to each set ut> a committee to act •£& I the Labour Department and Public Worfa - Department, and any other body of nS who are interested in the snpplv'of uS for the next harvest: also, that in th. ■ ; irrain-jrrovnns districts a census of the ■ required labenrr be taken, and a meeting 01 ofheers of the departments and rent sentattves of the various committees % called to ascertain as well as possibll , whether the supply of labour wffl li . | sufficient: if not. to make suctions U the Minister as to the partial stoppap ; ! « public -works, so as to free the kboS | enpapd for harvesting, and to open a , renter for the names of those in towa , , woo are willing to assist." [ j Particulars Required. ! I . The matter. Mr. Jack sUted. had been ; . fully discussed by the Board of Asn- ! culture. agricultural and pastoral sodej ties, and the Labour Department. The ■ j Department's officer had also consulted i film &nd he was most anxious that the i local committees, when appointed, should ' I in conjunction with the Depart- ' j ment's agents in the various localities. \\here there was no asent the polica officer would act on behalf of the Department. The following partaculars were asked for:—Number of ekffied or unskilled men required, approximate data when the labour was needed, wages offered and conditions of employment." Mr W Newton, Labour Department, Auckland" Mr. W. H. Westbrooke, Labour Depart I ment. Gwborne. and Mr. W. McCormack, , I Hamilton, had been appointed agents in ; j the Auckland Province. The subject will be considered at flu next meeting of the Farmers' Union.