THE SEASON'S HARVEST

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2652, 24 December 1915, Page 8

THE SEASON'S HARVEST

lASOUR QUESTION NO DIFFICULTY EXPECTED ' ; ■ ■ ■'Some months ago there was a good 'deal of concern throughout New Zealand as to the gathering of this season's harvest. Fear was general that • . the labour available might be insufficient to go round, and that without tho ihest of organisation much loss in crops, jmifjlit be suffered. The f«rin o&organi- : 'nation decided upon was to utilise the Staio Labour Department Bureau : and the Public /Works Department. 'If it becomes necessary to put the now machine to the test, it is understood that those • responsible consider themselves fairly well prepared; but it is very doubtful if there will be any : practical test. Of course, it is impossible to say anything with. certainty, and >jio one knows, what hasty call may come from a- district plunged .uriexpectcdly Unto'difficulties. ' ■ ■ ■ The W,aikato harvest' was expected to . . be the first, and for-that the Labour Department will not be called upon (as , far as can. be judged) because tho '.farmers there har-> formed their own district organisation; they are going to . harvest co-operatively. ' .' In the ordinary course tie Rangitikei harvest should / follow—late this month or in January. Herei again the State, organisation may fail to find a. . clidnce to test itself, iWliangitikei is obtaining considerable help from Wa;nganui, Whose helpers will include. the \Waiiganui College boys. ; . ..'North Canterbury may riot need much assistance to get in tho small results expected this year, and a similar observation may apply .to South Canterbury. Otago and Southland have excellent crops, but it is believed that there, will bo- little or no difficulty:' about harvesters. , . ' . • - '■