THE PUBLIC WORKS POLICY.
FARMERS ASK THAT THE FAFF BE SLACKENED. OWING TO SHORTAGE OF FA 3t3 LABOR. (rEESS ASSOCIATION' TEiEGRAHJ YYELLINGTON, July 14 To-day too Agricultural Conference passed the following resolution : (hat in view of the large numbers 05 men who have gone to the front from New Zealand to the war, and a very probable large, harvest, there will be •*>• large shortage of farm labor and the Government- be asked to consider the slackening off of public works to enable a supply of labor being available for the harvest. YIA XAAY AT U GO RG E RO A F IYI ROSSI RLE TO t ONSTR UOT MOTOR ROADS AT PRESENT YY ELLINGTON, July 14 Replying to-day to a. deputation representing various interested local bodies which requested assistance for upkeep and improvement of the Manawatu Gorge road, Ylr Fraser. Miuisrtei of Public YYorks. said that nationalisation of roads could not be done in one case and not in another. It motorists aero to run in competition with rail wavs they must pay for it, but. evervone who wanted motor roads ma de a howl when a suggestion to tax them was put forward. It was impossible To construct, motor roads atpresent. He would like to lielp. but he thought tlioso who used the reaci most should pay for i >--•
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3982, 15 July 1915, Page 5
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