FARM PRODUCTION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20071, 18 October 1939, Page 13

FARM PRODUCTION

WAR-TIME CAMPAIGN DISTRICT COUNCILS ASSISTANCE IN WORK i (Por Pross Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. On the recommendation of the National Council of Primary Production, the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. W. Lee Martin, has decided to establish district councils to assist in the promotion of increased production with a view to carrying out the policy recommended by the national council. "It is felt that full advantage should be taken of the offers which have been made so spontaneously by all sections of the farming community to assist the Government in fulfilling its obligations to the United Kingdom by maintaining and, where necessary, increasing our supplies of foodstuffs and other primary products for the British market,” said the Minister. “I have accordingly decided to establish district councils of primary production, composed of representatives of farmers and workers’ organisations in the chief farming centres of the Dominion, and have arranged that meetings will be convened by officers of the Department of Agriculture with a view to setting up these, councils. Local Developments “Among the organisations from which members of the district councils will be drawn are the Farmers’ Union, Sheepowners’ Federation, New Zealand Workers’ Union, Agricultural and Pastoral Associations, Young Farmers’ Clubs and local producers’ organisations. "The chief functions of the district councils will be, broadly, to implement the plans and recommendations of the National Council of Primary Production, to advise the national council on the local developments and requirements of farm production, farm labour and farm requisites and supplies, and to deal with such problems as the supply of farm labour and personnel. “I feel confident that the appointment of district councils is a step in the right direction. The Government, through the National Council of Primary Production, will be able to secure the fullest co-operation of the farmers and workers of the Dominion in fulfilling the important task of maintaining adequate production, which is so vital in war-time.”