No Gumboots or Farmers
"There are very few gumboots in the country and no more will come in." wrote the Dominion secretary of the Farmers’ Union in a letter to the Manawatu provincial executive yesterday, replying to representations that steps should be taken to secure gumboot supplies for the fanning community. "It would seem that the best thing we can do is to press for a rubber allocation to be made available for the repair of gumboots, and to urge all our members to have their boots repaired." The Dominion secretary added that he had made inquiries into an allegation that gumboots had been issued to defaulters’ camps and had found the statement un-
A letter from tho Ministry of Supply stated that a plan was being considered so that existing supplies could be distributed as fairly as possible among industrialists engaged in wet work, which, of course, included the farming community.
Members reported that they were still unable to procure gumboots, and it was decided to ask the Dominion secretary to continue to press for supplies to be made available.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 210, 3 September 1942, Page 4
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181No Gumboots or Farmers Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 210, 3 September 1942, Page 4
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