FARMERS' DIFFICULTIES
Sir, —In a recon t issue of the Herald I inserted a small advertisement for a position on a dairy farm and I waj amazed at the number of replies I received offering employment. In previous years the lo v wage has been an obvious deterrent but now,- with a wage backed up by the Government and liberal holiday allowance, this state of affairs does no■; seem to be justified. Many of the offeis of work 1 had wer» definitely tempting, so much so that I believe any one of them would have made an ideal job. Is it to be presumed that there is a general preference for city sustenance work? And if so does it not warrant an immediate inquiry into the circumstance? of sustenance men? As a farm- hand having had many years working at farming, I can say truthfu ly that I have invariably hail good treatment from the farmer and as true-born citizen I should not like to see him let dowa by the working class of this country. Matamata. Farm Hand.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22595, 7 December 1936, Page 12
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179FARMERS' DIFFICULTIES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22595, 7 December 1936, Page 12
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