FARM LABOUR
PLACEMENT OFFICER'S QUERY
SCHEME 4F IN OPERATION
The Placement Officer, Rotorua (Mr L. H. Armstrong) advises that considerably less applications for farm labour are being received from the- Whakatane and Opotiki il'striets Ihi:-; year. It won 1:1 appear t!iat the shortage of labour for dairy farms is not so acute as during the 'ast f.eason. It is possible that dairy farmers arc not aware that they may apply to the Social Security Department, Whakatnnc,- for labour they may rccpiire. Should the department not be able to fill the vacancies notified with local labour the assistance of other offices will be sought. Dairy farmers are advised that Schcme 4F is again in operation and that application may be made for labour under this scheme to the Social Security "Whakatane, or d'rect to Rotorua. Applications should be made on the prescribed form obtainable at either office. The scheme provides for the employment of inexperienced men between the ages of 20 and 25 years, men to be paid the full agreement rates of wages and the department to subsidise the employer to the extent of £1 per week.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 66, 25 September 1939, Page 5
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187FARM LABOUR Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 66, 25 September 1939, Page 5
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