WAR AND AGRICULTURE.
THE NEED FOR MEN. (Ans. & N.Z. Cable Assn. & Reuter.) LONDON, January 24. Lord Derby and Mr Prothero state that the urgent'military situation requires the taking of men under 25, even from an industry so essential as agriculture. On the other hand, agriculture asks for the return of its skilled labour. The conflicting claims can be only reconcilable if Hie soldier and the farmer each yields something. Instead of 60,000 offered by th© tribunal as unessential, only 30,000 will be called up. The military authorities have arranged substitutes, which include a proportion skilled in the management of horses, also the return from the colours of men accustomed to land cultivation. They will also send other men to assist in ploughing and sowing, assuring a volume of labour exceeding that of the past eight months.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15130, 26 January 1917, Page 3
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136WAR AND AGRICULTURE. Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15130, 26 January 1917, Page 3
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