YOUTHS FOR FARMS FROM UNITED KINGDOM

Chronicle (Levin), 6 December 1947, Page 7

YOUTHS FOR FARMS FROM UNITED KINGDOM

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WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. More than 3000 workers from tlic; United King'dom shouid arrive in N ev Zealand during the next 12 rnonths, according to a statement by the Ministei ol: Immigration, Hon. A. McLagau, today. Iie said that, acting on the reconimendation of the Iinmigratioii Advisorv Couneil, it had been decided to approve the inciusion of additiona. caiegnries of workers in the assisted. passenger seheme. It is also intended to inerease the quotas for soiue of the calegories already approved. s "Oue of the categories for which a iimited quota will /iow be inclnded in tlie immigration seheme, " said Mr. MyLagan, "will be young single workers for farins. Kepeated representations by Federated Farmers and also soiue individual farmers, had showii that there were vacancies in certain farming districts which required tilliiiL, and which could not be readily filled from the existiug labour force. After close eonsultatichi beiween tlie Department of Labour and Hmployment, Federated Farmers of New Zealand and New Zealand Workers' Union, a t'uli agreement was reached on a Iimited seheme which the Government ha-. now decided to approve and to this end the immigration branch in London luis been authorised to includc in the immigration drafts, a total of up to 50 single men 'oetween the ages of 20 and 30 vears for farm work. " The YAI.C.A in Kngland had been operating a farm trainiitg seheme and pi-(ivided a suthcient number was available. it had been decided, on the rocommendation of Immigration Advisory Founcil, to invite applications from up to 50 youths aged 17 to 21 vears who recelved not loss than oue vear's training under the Y.M.F.A. seheme. Anv youtlis brought out under this ])roposal would be additional to the 50 farm workers aged 20 to 30 vears to whom the Minister already referred. Mr. McLagan added that the Immigration Advisory Founcil had also been giving cousideration to widening the industrial categories in otdier directions and to increasing the quotas i for soiue of the categories already in lcluded in the immigration seheme, and j the councirs reeommendations had been approved by the Goverument. The incieases inclnded additional female iwor-kers for the footwear industry. j woolleu mills, men 's clothing manuifiirture. ])rinting trade and othei jtypes of factory employmeut. Quotas for all male industrial categories hau 'been increased and new categories had been added, among which would be»4()> tradesmen for employment on hydroelectric development schemes. In the engineering industry special einphnsis would be ]>laced on fioor moulders and boiler makers and the sulistantial quota now allotted would prove of great relief to the industiv.