CHILDREN A HANDICAP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20668, 13 September 1930, Page 14

CHILDREN A HANDICAP.

Sir, —I have noticed much comment from time to time in your valuable paper re unemployment and possible absorbing of some unemployed 011 the land as farm labourers. So far I have seen many interesting and some good theories expounded. but none to suit my individual case. As I consider that I am not the

only one in this position, I should like to hear some suggestions from some of your subscribers. I am a married man with a young family, have been interested in farming all my life, am competent and active, healthy and unafraid of work, but it seems my young family is my stumbling block. No farmer, even those wanting only my assistance without my w-ife's, snems to be able to overlook those two young children, in spite of excellent references, etc. Now I have been struggling for over a year on temporary labour and have been unemployed for soma months. Am I, a man perfectly capable, trustworthy, able to run a farm on my own initiative and unafraid of work, to become a burden on my country? I have, I may state, not applied for any help from charitable aid boards, etc., but have spent the whole of my time in vain hunt for employment to support my family. What am 'i to do ? Desperate.