SOLDIERS FOR FARM WORK
Training Inexperienced
Men
A statement that he was disappointed that representatives had not been given something more encouraging to take back to the farmers was made by Mr E. Congalton (Kartigi) at a meeting in Dunedin of Otago and Southland primary production councils which was addressed by the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. B. Roberts. Mr Congalton added that farmers were being asked to increase production, and at the same time they were asked to give training to inexperienced men. He suggested that certain properties might be purchased on which men returning from service in the Pacific could be engaged for the purpose of learning farm work and harvesting, and from which casual labour could be drawn when required. Mr Congalton said that such farms might be operated in that way for five or ten years, and then made available for lease or purchase by those who had been trained on them. Under present conditions, he felt that they would be disappointed in the efforts to increase production no matter how much they wanted to help Britain. . The Minitser said there was a good deal of merit in Mr Congalton’s suggestion, and he would look into it.
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Southland Times, Issue 25357, 8 May 1944, Page 6
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