Accommodation For Farm Workers

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 36, 12 February 1937, Page 7

Accommodation For Farm Workers

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS ISSUED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Regulations dealing with accommodation for agricultural workers under the Agricultural Workers Act were issued to-night. They provide that separate accommodation must be provided where both male and female workers are employed. The site must be suitable for the purpose and must be properly drained and a sufficient distance from animal pens, stables and accumulations of refuse or offensive matter. They shall preferably be well sheltered and kept clear of overgrowing vegetation. The floor must consist of wood or other approved material and have at least six inches clearance from the ground. The walla must be lined and so constructed as to exclude wind and water. The sleeping rooms must provide not less than 60 square feet of floor space for each occupant and shall be not less than 8 feet high in any part. Not more than two persons shall be required to aleep in one room. Each bunk or bed must be provided with a spring mattress or mattress of chaff, straw or kapot. Suitable heating appliances, lighting and ventilation must be provided. The sanitation provisions are also set out and if steam is used showers with hot and cold water sball be provided for workers. Provision is also made for temporary accommodation and except where only one person is accommodated no person shall sleep in the dining or cooking quarters. Mr H. I. Christiansen’s subject at Citizens’ Lunch Club to-day is ILife Begins at Fifty’’—Mr J. K fleck is in the chair.