LABOUR FOR FARMERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22893, 23 November 1937, Page 13

LABOUR FOR FARMERS

HAYMAKING OPERATIONS EFFORTS BY' GOVERNMENT MR. SAVAGE'S ASSURANCE [BY TELEGKAril —SPECIAL HEPOHTER] -- WELLINGTON, Monday An assurance that every effort would 1 , be made to supply suitable labour for fanners during the haymaking season was given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Savage, in reply to, an urgent question asked by Mr. A. G. Hultquist (Government —Bay of Plenty) in the House of Representatives to-day.

Information as to whether the Government was taking appropriate steps in country districts to ensure that fanners would lie supplied with labour for their haymaking operations was sought by Mr. Hultquist. "Haymaking will commence shortly in Poverty Bay '' and other districts," he said. "At present arrangements are made for the retention of men placed in employment oy the Government with local bodies and, in addition, the employment of a large number of extra men It is desirable that farmery requiring labour for haymaking should not be overlooked in any arrangements made with local todies;" Mr. Savage said it was suggested that farmers requiring labour for hayWaking should notify their requirements in advance to employment bureaux, so that arrangements could be Wade to allocate the labour when reQuired. ;/ "The object of special lull-time local body works is to provide temporary lull-time employment for men for nliom n o ordinary employment is offering." added Mr. Savage. "If there is insufficient unemployed labour available to lilcet- the seasonal requirements of fanners, men employed on these works lie allocated to seasonal work. The ■Public Works Department adopts a similar policy by arranging for the temporary release of its workers for farm as liavmaking, shearing and the like." "! ' BENEFITS to FARMER the marketing scheme CLAIMS BY MR. BARCLAY [BY TKLKG IE A I'll —'SPKCIAL UKPOHTEH] WELLINGTON, Monday Hie claim that a groat deal of money ad been saved to the dairy industry 3 the operation, of tho Government's Marketing scheme was made by Mr. .1. • Barclay (Government—Marsdenl the debate'foil the Finance Bill ni lit Se I'opresentatives tot i,^. em ' )ers °f the Opposition have alked about, taking away the farmer's teedoni," Mr. Barclay said, "but the ariner has no less freedom now than 10 e * e r had and there are a great many l?.'! re . factors >vo.;king for his benefit. hat freedom did the dairy farmers >a\e when more than 50 per cent, of i . nuii'K'r were unable to meet their mlnljfioai'"