FARM LABOUR.
DANGER OF DEPLETION. SIR WM. PERRY’S WARNING. Per Press Association. MASTERTON, May 3. A most decided opinion that immediate action should be taken to prevent an undue drain of trained and experienced men from farming and other essential industries was expressed by Sir William Perry, in a statement to-day. “As a farmer and employer of a number of men, I realise the serious position this country is. moving into with regard to the farm labour problem,’’ said Sir William. “As a member of the No. 1 Military Service Board in the last war, I have had considerable experience of this question. Men necessary for carrying on the production of the country are enlisting vbecause they resent- the odium of bding classed as conscripts. Many of them fill in their papers as labourers. “If steps are not taken immediately to alter /this state of affairs there will be a considerable slackening in production. There are very few men off public works who would be worth while employing on an up-to-date farm, more especially as it is key men in many, instances who are enlisting. I suggest that immediate action be taken to ensure that the necessary men in farming and other industries should not bo allowed to go out of the country.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 157, 3 June 1940, Page 6
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213FARM LABOUR. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 157, 3 June 1940, Page 6
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