DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 75, 21 November 1912, Page 8

DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

j SCARCITY OK FARM UAJiOUR. (Per Press Association.) Auckland, Novemher 20. Reply in a; to a deputation which waiteel upon him in regard to farm labour, Mr Massey said that the Government intend to do more in the future than | had been done in the past. The High 1 Commissioner had been instructed aci eordingly. The rapidly increasing ! liabilities of the country demanded an increase in tho number ot producers, i Ho intended to look into the official 1 reports of the Sedgwick experiment, j Ho believed that it had been very suc- ; cossful, and if it had been so, there I was no reason why it should not he i repeated. Tin' Covornmeiit already had a scheme in hand to encourage la- | hourers to go to the country. He wsu« prepared to meet the needs of country districts by the following 1 scheme: “If any local body or organisation of farmers showed that there was room to do so tho Government would take over laud and provide foi

each worker a residence upon a sufficient area of land tor profitable occupation. All that would 1)0 requ red I would ho a guarantee that interest and : sinking fund upon the outlay would ihe forthcoming. Fie would like to j sop the experiment tried, and felt sure * that it would he successful. *