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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 214, 4 May 1932, Page 7

X'"* SMALL FARM * . f*r •-»-/« A f. PLAN and its benefits ! *Bbe fatmers of New Zealand are fully conversant with the condmons of Scheme 4a and 4b ink$e£ which additional labour may be secured from the ranks o£ the unemployed for fatm develop- '^i'k metrtal wor k. 9 . . 7>\ "The solutidn of our present problem will be mainly found in gettrng otu* unemployed men and women into industry. * As farming is the principal industry in New Zealand the Govetnment have now introduced '\.v a new measure designed to assist farming and to give further relief to unemployed married men,, by placing them and their familtes on rtual allotments. Si % The Qowerrsrrtent will Buy, or Lease with the Option of Purchase, Suitable Farm Land Areas of 5 to 10 Acrds. '% On each small allotment they will etect a neat Public Works type of cottage and will thete set up a reliable unemployed man with his wife and family. The occupant may wotk part of his tkne for the farmer, part for nearby farmers, or anyone in the locality who can employ him. The balance of his time he will spend on his own small farm to provide his own sustenance. \ \ In those cases where relief workers so placed on the land are not able immediately to earn an independent livelihood, some part of the existing unemployed relief allowance will be conthroed* % AN APPEAL TO FAHMERS * There are many farmers in New Zealand to-day who possess more land than they can projfitaMy ^ occupy; there are many farmers, too, owning land which is lying unproductive hecause of lack of X. finance to carry out necessary work such as draining, reclaiming, clearing, stumping, etc. To these farmers, the Small Farm Plan offers a splendid opportunity. It will assist the farming community and will provide additional labour when required. It will give an impetus to farming production and at the same time alford an opportunity to many unemployed men who are ready and wilfing to turn their labour into productive channels. The SmaSS Farm PSan is Aiready a Success \\ Ahhough this plan is yet in its infancy, its advantages have been readily appreciated and it & \% operating with marked success in certain localities where the experiment has been tried. Many of the farming community are co-operating splendidly and as a result quitea number of unemployed men are now in productive employment while others are being transferred as » allotments become available. *, \ \ X There are numerous cases of the farmer agreeing to take a relief worker on his place with a \ cottage provided, the farmer setting aside a few acres and providing a cow or two, pigs, and such \ farm products as he can, while the relief worker agrees to wotk on stated terms on the farm* V Many farmers have offered some of their idle land for development under this scheme, the , x worker being offered the opportunity to settle on a stated atea* ' \ Farmers— '\\ Will You Give, Sell or Lease a Few Acres! x-\\ What an asset it will be to have additional labour readily available and whai a great nattonal \ service you will be rendering in lessening the unemployment difficulty by giving some good man a chanee in productive industry ! .tX\ • ' • - • \ la order to ensure the success of the Small Farm Plan the Govetnment will, where necessary, \ confinue payment of a part of the existing unemployment relief allowance to the refief \ • * worker placed on the aMotment, ./•* % w V Farmers! Will you get in touch with the Departmont of x ' | Agriculture. Wellington, or a dlstrict organiser or local \ I , representative of the Agriculture Department. \ X- - ,-:r «L G. Ooates. Eg&tteter otf Eaq&orymeatk K \ * tO HELP YOU MUST ACT QUICKLYr" TODAY ! . ' p ||| ~ ^ _ lttmw:UJL .. 4 ^ ^ - ' . • ■ ^ : X • V •• •. XV'-; ciijsiy fe* l **

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