FARM LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1434, 8 May 1912, Page 10

FARM LABOUR.

APPEAL rOII SEDGWICK BOYS. Tho chairman of the Sandoii-'larmers Union', Jlr. J. G.'Wilson, s.a.ed-*Uth<> annual . meeting that the uiiiftH V ni: v;a whole was doing good work, but liianj branches were not as energetic as they should be, why ho did not know. Ino emigration of farm labourers to New Zealand was of serious moment just now ' eaid Mr: Wilson. ' Shortage of .farm-la-bour meant moro'"\vorl£.-I or the. women folk, and Ibis was it; seriouj matbr, iho Sedgwick boys -were"a- grand institution. More had l>een applied for,' and it was most unfortunate .that the Minister was not prepared to assist, in the- matter at present.". ..Therfr was an jmiuensc demand; for labour, and lie was glad in one way. The land policy, was taking away the best mien on-' to the and .'lie w-os glad, of this. .But'it'-meant ninuy men going oiit of. the.labour niarket.'and someone ought to take their' place. Recently 10,000 acres had been opened up in Gisborne, and. a mimber of familiesplaced'.,oh; it., Scpres of-.people' being placed on farms meant labour decreasing, nnd Sedgwick boys'were: the remedy. After three years on a farm tlieso bovs were not likely to wish for town life. . Ho hoped the' union would movo in the matter. They had done good work, and. could continue to do so. It •was curious, that Australia • should be freely importing labour, and that our Liberal Government should.object. The union should bring pressure to bear'in the matter. 'The English papers were full of advertisements ..telling., of, .the .advantages of New Zealand,; Canada.'and Australia. Thousands "of boy's "in 'England wanted work. Twti ; ,th6usand recently, attended r a meeting* wliere tho-advantages to be l gained in Neiv Zealand were told,, and yet. our liberal party prevented : them. , .