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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 71, Issue 4, 15 October 1945, Page 408

LABOUR i tII FOR THE BB COMING 1 HARVEST | -. B.■ ■■■ : ■■t a jMI Message from the Hon. B. Roberts, Minister of Agriculture. “The war is over and we are all delighted, but this fact has not lessened our problems nor our responsibilities, for food supplies are in great demand to feed a stricken world. The harvesting of hay, silage, wheat, oats, as well as all other crops, will soon be upon us, and the Government, as well as farmers, realises the necessity for sufficient labour for this harvest. We will not be able to obtain army labour as we have done before and therefore, must now develop a national voluntary effort to ensure the harvesting of these vital food supplies. I want the farmers, many of whom are associated with cooperative concerns, and the people who are in the towns and cities of the Dominion, to co-operate voluntarily to organise individuals or groups for harvesting work at the weekends and during holidays. Let us unite town and country by combining work on farms with holidays and pleasure, and let us all reap a rich and abundant harvest. Do your part by volunteering through your nearest Primary Production Council.” Primary Production Councils are located in the following towns in the North Island: Auckland Province: Auckland, Dargaville, Gisborne, Hamilton, Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Matamata, Rotorua, Thames, Tauranga, Taumarunui, Te Kuiti, Whakatane, Warkworth, Whangarei. Taranaki: Hawera, New Plymouth, Stratford. Hawke’s Bay: Dannevirke, Hastings, Wairoa. Wellington Province: Masterton, Palmerston North, Wellington, Wanganui. Primary Production Councils are located in the following towns in the South Island: Nelson Province: Nelson. Marlborough: Blenheim, Kaikoura. Canterbury: Ashburton, Christchurch, Timaru. Westland: Greymouth. Otago: Alexandra, Dunedin, Oamaru. Southland: Gore, Invercargill. LEND A HAND WITH THE HARVEST Issued by The New Zealand Department of Agriculture EIS.A26