SHARE-MILKING SCHEME

Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3210, 30 July 1932, Page 5

SHARE-MILKING SCHEME

PROCEDURE ARRANGED

(By Telegraph. Press Association, 1 WELLINGTON, Friday.

With the object of discussing certain essential points of procedure affecting the small farm plan for the relief of unemployment and of arriving at a uniform basis for dealing with the numerous points that have arisen concerning the scheme, a conterence was held in Wellington between field .officers of the Department of Agriculture from various parts of the Dominion. • : Until this preliminary work had been carried out it was thought desirable to suspend for a brief period certain proposed activities.

Arrangements have now been made with regard to the share-milking, pari; of the plan and all applications concerning this section of the scheme wih be speedily dealt with. Field officers of the department report ■ that' the number of offers of land and the terms of the offers had been reasonably satisfactory and that a very large number of applications from thosfc desiring to be placed had come to hand. It that no difficulty would Be" experienced in selecting from the- applicants men who especially by reason of previous experience, will -be entirely suitable for farming the areas., available.

When all the arrangements connected with the small farm plan are completed it is stated it is confidently anticipated a large numbjMkpf applicants will be able to improve tlftn present position.- The number

men "who can be placed under the plan, either on small holdings of about ten acres or on. the share-milking side of the scheme, will be determined by the finance available from the Unemployment Fund.