FARM LABOUR PROBLEM
MEETING THE DEMAND 1 Z~GOVERNMENT'S ENDEAVOURS [bt telegraph—press association] WELLINGTON, Friday ' In a statement made to-day, th« Minister of Labour, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, claims that the Government has dohe a great deal more than is generally appreciated in the direction of meeting the -demand for farm labour. -
A central register has been arranged of persons listed as available for and willing to accept farm work, and a complete system " of co-ordination between placement offices and* employment bureaux organised, whereby farm labour requirements could be met with a minimum of delay. In those cases where experienced men were not available, farmers were encouraged to take on inexperienced men, and in such cases they were assisted by the payment of a subsidy of wages while the men were being trained., . . . . Referring to single men who had refused to accept farm employment, the Minister said that a firm stand had been taken, and relief denied them while farm work was offering. As a result of the action taken, nearly 1000 men had gone off relief in the North Island alone, 210 of whom had transferred to farms. •'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22943, 22 January 1938, Page 12
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189FARM LABOUR PROBLEM New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22943, 22 January 1938, Page 12
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