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LABOUR ON FARMS

PROBLEM OF SHORTAGE Immigration suggested Consideration of a scheme to overcome the farm labour shortage was advocated ul the annual sun-provincial conference in Hamilton of the New Zealand f armers Union. Considerable attention was given to the question of securing sumcieiit farm labour, several members advocating a system of controlled immigration. Air. D. U. Higgins, iViatamaia, said the conditions under which English public school boys were brought to ivew Zealand a few years ago as larm workers were a disgrace, lie considered the union should launch a scheme and not leave the whole matter to the uovernment. Air. J. 11. Furniss said that, although there was still a large number of unemployed men in New Zealand, there were very few qualified farm labourers among them. He, considered that even a substantial increase m wages would nut solve the problem, as the number of men at present, required was definitely not available. A remit was passed advocating that a meeting of representatives ol dairy companies and me Farmers' Union be convened to consider some practical scheme for encouraging the immigration of men and youths suitable for farm employment, or some alternative scheme lor overcoming the farm labour shortage.

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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18987, 11 April 1936, Page 8

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LABOUR ON FARMS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18987, 11 April 1936, Page 8

LABOUR ON FARMS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18987, 11 April 1936, Page 8

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