King Country Chronicle Saturday, June 14th, 1913 WORKERS HOMES.
The Government is evidently in earnest in its declaration with respect to the establishing homes for workers in the rural towns ot the Dominion, and a commission is visiting the various centres deemed suitable for the purpose. Judging from the reports which have appeared concerning the operations of the Commission, it appears to be doubtful if the policy laid down by Mr Massey in respect to the scheme is to be adhered to. Building sections are being acquired suitable for the erection of dwellings, but apparently no provision is being made to give worker sufficient land to make it possibl? for him to supplement his earnings by farming on a small scale. The plan submitted to the Prime Minister by the Farmers' Union provided for the establishing of the workers of areas of five acre* add upwards, with a view to giving
the rural worker an opportunity of carrying out his customary work on hie own section. Farming work is notoriously intermittent, and the advantage to a man engaged in that form of labour of being able to employ his broken time on his own section is immense. Such a scheme would offer attractions to the best type of worker and provide him with the opportunity of starting on the land under reasonable conditions. This scheme wai piratically affirmed by the Prime Minister on the occasion of his visit to the King Country. The providing )f houses for workers in rural towns id probably just as essential as the building of workers' homes in the larger centres. At the same time it is to be sincerely hope the other phase of the scheme will not bo lost sight of. The difficulty of obtaining efficient labour on the farm is a serious drawback in many districts, and by offering attractions to workers to establish themselves on small farm sections in rural centres the Government will bo conferring an incalculable benefit on both the worker and the farmer.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 576, 14 June 1913, Page 4
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335King Country Chronicle Saturday, June 14th, 1913 WORKERS HOMES. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 576, 14 June 1913, Page 4
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