FARM WORK DECLINED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 246, 16 October 1937, Page 8

FARM WORK DECLINED

MEN ON SUSTENANCE CASES BEING INVESTIGATED GISBORNE, Oct. 14. Fifteen single men in Gisborne have been affected by the new Government policy with regard to the payment of sustenance and their cases are now under consideration. All the men having been offered farm work and having indicated their unwillingness to accept jobs available, their cases have been referred by the placement service to the district employment officer, who has authority to deal with the reasons for which the men have rejected the opportunity of work in the country. The men concerned are in the age group between 20 and 40 years and inexperienced in farm work. Each is understood to have a case to present to the district employment officer as to why country employment should not be accepted and individual cases will be dealt with on their merits. The group of 15 includes six men who ordinarily engage in seasonal work in the freezing industry, the balance being made up of single representatives of various branches of labouring work.

The State placement service in Gisborne has vacancies for at least 14 men under the No. 4F scheme, which furnishes facilities for the employment of men on farms at standard wages, employers receiving subsidies for periods up to six months during the training of men. There are no applicants for these positions on the roll of the placement service in this district. On the other hand, it would be possible to find many more vacancies if men were on hand to fill them.