FARMERS AND FORTY-HOUR WEEK

Chronicle (Levin), 14 March 1946, Page 7

FARMERS AND FORTY-HOUR WEEK

Tliere was a sliort diseussion at a niuuuiig or x ederaied !■ ariuers (Manavvatu rrovinciai Executivej in Palmerston Nortli yestcrday, on the -iti-iiour I wceK anU ihe requcst of the industry I for all hours worked over -il),- tb be compensated for in the price oi' butterfat. 'tlie extra cost was estimated at L)d. per yjound. Mr. J,. Wilton (Tokomaru), wliose branch had sponsored a remit along the above lines, said all knew the requcst was an unsound oue but tlie whole of i the rest of the coniniuiiity was on au i unsound basis. The remit was only ! meant for a showdown. "We wantecl to shovy up the weakneks of the whole thing, he said. > Mr. 85. C. Baint (Levin)': If Ihe dairy industry' ean 't stand a 40-hour week, what industry ean? Mr. G. J. Wilde (Opiki) doubted if the claniour for sliorter hours was wisc until Federated Farniers were in a position to speak with some autlioritv. There was a lot of reorganising to do and a lot 6f new ideas to be absorbed I before they could speak elfectivelv. They had to prevent eneroachments on their rights and privileges but sliould soft-pedal until their doniestie affairs were in order. No resolution was put to the nieeting-