EHABILITATION OF INDUSTRY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 14074, 31 May 1946, Page 3

EHABILITATION OF INDUSTRY

AUSTRALIAN MINES

HONS OF POUNDS TO RE 'SPENT

Canberra, May 29. lllons of pounds will be poured by the Commonwealth to lilltate the coalmining industry, ding to a Government spokes<A ten-year plan provides for pressed and depressing mining Ho be modernised and working Hons improved to persuade the

ts to remain in the industry, Ist and other health problems hackled on a national basis.

■J situation has to be faced that it the war Australian industry ired 10,000,000 tons of coal ally, the spokesman said. Now ieraand is for 14,50 0,000 tons Is steadily increasing. The W will decide on June 4 what lot control will be exercised i revitalised industry, it opinion was expressed in that one outcome of the

11 meeting between the miners’ Natives and the Prime Minis!lr Chifley, was that the min- % believed they could achieve illy bargaining with the Com-

dth Government over future

Nof the industry than by holdtl,e threat of a strike over the Nent, says the Sydney Mornfeald. The miners were told fashion that a *Wuld mean a Labour defeat at Itnerai election this year and 'ho sufferers would be the 15 that with discussions Ministerial level and the Cabinet meeting cn June 4, Noel's are getting what they ' Without the necessity cf