LABOUR FOR THE FARMS
An interesting discussion took place a' Sat'irlay's meeting of the Masterton branch of the Farmers' Union ou Mr. R. D. M'Kenzie asking whero labour was to be found to put in tho crops. : ; j ~'■
Mr. W. j.' Welch held that'.'it was detrimental to send away men who woro required to-undertake farm duties. The' Farmers' Union had allowed practical farmers to leave tho couutry without raising a finger. How was tho farmer going to get ou? The Shearers' Union was able,to sccuro exemption, and why had not the Farmers' Union taken a stand and said that they wanted a .proportion of the farm labourers left behind? 'As the position now stood they could not get men of the sort required. Ho had been compelled, owing to the shortage of labour, to do his own ploughing; and other far-, mors wore:placedV'i a similar position. Mr. Murray Jackson said he agreed with the. statement of Mr. Welch. At least one man should be left on ! the farm..
Tho chairman denied that the union had been dilatory. To its efforts was largely dun the establishment of the Efficiency Board, whose work would cqminenco in earnest as soon as the Second Division was called up..' He ' trusted that time would not arrive, but contended it a right and proper thing Hut as many men as possible should go from the First Division before the Second Division was called up. Mr. Duncan M'Gregor stated that the 1 Military Appeal Board investigated overy caso thoroughly, and it: would have to be a very strong and, exceptional case before a single man was kept hack. They must have men to fight and tho farmer must bear his share of the work and sacrifice 1 cfoie he called out. ,
Mr. Sykes hi'ld the, opinion that the last son should be held back. There were thousands of. men in' the Second Division without 'children' who should be called up before a last son. Mr. Morrison stated that bona fido cases of hardship were now getting consideration.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3061, 24 April 1917, Page 10
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