FARM DEVELOPMENT
RESUMING 4A. SCHEME.
After having been in abeyance all 1 this month the 4A unemployment relief scheme will be resumed again .oh Thursday, October 1. The essen- • tial purpose of the scheme is to iac--1 iKtate development work on farms, 1 and the original conditions govern--1 ing it are to be strictly adhered to. The labour engaged must k'ditional to that ordinarily required, it is not to be used for milking I and other seasonal tasks/ Periods of engagement are to range form 4 '■:■■ to 26 weeks, and the* wages agreed upon between employer and employee are to be subsidised at a rate of 10s a week for single men and 20s a week for married men. At present in the district controlled from the central Auckland labour bureau there are still 52 men carrying on contracts made under • the 4A scheme before it was suspended at the end of last month. In view of the recommencement of the scheme this week 35 fresh appplications have been received for men, and 14 of these have already been approved - and the men are ready to start. It has to be recognised that the present is not the most suitable season for farm development work, which is usually carried out in the winter.
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Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3354, 29 September 1931, Page 8
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213FARM DEVELOPMENT Waipa Post, Volume 43, Issue 3354, 29 September 1931, Page 8
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