SERIOUS POSITION
ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC
WORKS
(Special to the "Evening Post.")
MASTERTON, This Day.
At the meeting addressed yesterday by the Dominion president of the Farmers' Union (Mr. W. W. Mullholland), Mr. H. Bennett said a serious position was arising on account of men leaving farm and local body employment to go onto public works. Mr. Mullholland said he'agreed. They had a definite assurance from the Government that farmers would be protected in this matter, but he recognised that one could not prevent a man going to a better job. In a brief discussion that followed, Mr. E. L. Rayner observed that unless farmers got adequate prices they would have to do withput labour. It- was possible for a farmer to cut his employment of labour in half, . though, of course, the farm would go back. If costs were too.great, that would be done. The Government ought to make it possible for farmers to pay good wages. Otherwise the Government would have the men on public works.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 36, 11 August 1936, Page 11
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167SERIOUS POSITION Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 36, 11 August 1936, Page 11
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