CITY BOYS ON FARMS

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1929, Page 18

CITY BOYS ON FARMS

SUITABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. Morrinsville, July 18. The question whether the Morrinsville branch of tho New Zealand Farmers’ Union should co-operate with the Auckland Chamber of Commerce . in the scheme put forward by the latter body for tho employment of city youths on farms, was introduced by Mr. S. Topham at the last meeting of the branch. . He suggested that the branch communicate with the chamber and offer to co-operate in any way. The president, Mr. G. Pirrit, said the position was rather a delicate one. He understood that the boys were recopimended by the chamber as being suitable for employment on the land. On tho other hand it was suggested the union should recommend suitable farmers as employers. It was a well-known fact that some farmers were hard on their boys. If the union said that a certain farmer was not suitable it was looking for trouble from that man. Mr. Topham: I thought we were bigger than that. Mr. Pirrit- We must be careful when we start casting reflections on farmers. It was decided to write to the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and ask for particulars of tho scheme.