BENEFITING THE PEOPLE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15220, 6 March 1915, Page 10

BENEFITING THE PEOPLE.

NEW SOUTH WALES SCHEMES.

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) SYDNEY, March 5.

The Hon. W. A. Holman, addressing a meeting of the Labour Cour.cii, said that the possibility of the workers further improving their wages position was rapidly approaching the limit- of what was achievable by arbitration and industrial legislation. The next step would be to aim not so much at getting more wages, but at making wages go further. After referring to the increase in the price of Jiving, which he denied wa.s due to the rise in wages, Mr Holman announced that the Government proposed to create a Market Authority having complete control of the whole food supplies of Sydney, which would at first be controlled by the Government- and afterwards handed over to the Greater Sydney Council about to be created. He outlined a State schemo for dealing with and improving the meat. fish, vegetable, and fruit supplies.

Mr Hall stated that the Government was starting a Bread Trust in Sydney by taking over tho monopoly of the bread supply and paying bakers on their business basis so much per ton. It would first be started in a limited area. It was found that the State bakery was able to sell bread at a penny a loaf below the present price, and this would mean a saving to the people of £1,250,000 annuttlly.

Mr Holman announced that at the forthcoming Premiers' Conference he intended to move that the States hand over their industrial arbitration powers to the Commonwealth.