§ 59. Mr. Irvingasked the Minister of Agriculture if he has considered cases brought to his notice where the services 99W of volunteers for "Lend a Hand on the Land Schemes" are used for other work than agricultural production; and what steps he takes to prevent this abuse.
Mr. T. WilliamsNo cases have been brought to my notice this season in which it has been alleged that persons attending Volunteer Agricultural Camps have been employed on non-agricultural work. The standing instruction is that a volunteer must not be put on non-essential work unless, owing to weather or other unforeseen circumstances it is quite impracticable to arrange work on food production.