AIM IN INDUS FRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 253, 24 October 1936, Page 20

AIM IN INDUS FRY.

EFFICIENCY PLAN.

MOVE FOR CO-ORDINATION. DISCUSSION ON BILL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The Legislative Council met at 10 a.m. to-day. In moving the second reading of the Industrial Efficiency Bill, the Hon. Mark Fagan said no objections to th? bill had been received from the manufacturers, and only isolated protests had come from the chambers of commerce. Every possible evil that the bill contained had been stressed, and every possible good it contained had been misconstrued. It was difficult to reconcile the harsh criticism that had been made against the measure with its provisions, which must be regarded as beneficial to the country. Compared with similar legislation in other parts of the world, the bill was by far the best-designed measure. There was nothing further from the mind of the Government than that of harassing industry. The chief aim was to eliminate waste and overlapping, and to obtain the co-ordination that was so essential if industry were to function as it should. The Hon. R. Masters said that though the manufacturers as an organisation were behind the bill, some big individual manufacturers were opposed to it. Some clauses in the bill were desirable and others were objectionable. One of the principles guiding the activities of the Bureau of Industry should be that any action should be in the national interests. Other matters which should weigh with the bureau should be the lowered production and distribution costs. .The bureau should also see that there was no financial injury to any undertaking, and that the terms and schemes should be fair and equitable. Industries had failed through lack of scientific knowledge, and the bill would provide for greater scientific research. One could understand the support given by the manufacturers,' as the bill would tend to create monopolies. The Hon. W. W. Snodgrass said he regretted that the Government had commenced to build sash and door factories before passing tile bill. The new factories would put other factories out of action. The Hon. R. McCallum said that if the bill were administered properly it would be of benefit to New Zealand."