UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19480, 29 November 1928, Page 14

UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN.

{BBITIBH OIOTCIA.L WIBELXSS.) (Eeceived November 28th, 7.5 p.m.) BUGBY, November 27. The latest return gives the number of unemployed in as 1,364,400, being 16,242 more than for the week before and 238,146 more than it year ago. '

tioning one know nothing. The publicity of a tariff committee sitting with reporters and those interested would prevent changes that are important to other sections. Publicity would educate the community and they would be much more interested in tariff matters than they are now. Arbitration Court. "The Arbitration Court has to take the state of production in our factories and their limitations into greater consideration than it has yet done. A lower minimum wage might be allowea for in order that a higher maximum one may be paid. "We are often told that one reason of the want of harmony between capital and labour is the distance apart in the social scale of the employer and the employee-that status rattier than Bnance is the trouble. When the owner of the business worked with the men knew all of them ir.timately, and had knowledge of their family affairs, things went far more smoothly ana there was some community or interest. "All these adverse tendencies have been increased by.the formation of joint stock companies, where the manager is in a different social position and he thinks it is not conducive to discipline for him to be familiar with the employees. Inefficiency Talk Unfair.

. <<lt is unfair to talk of the inefficiency of New Zealand factories when the possibilities of large production are. unable to be attained with our small scattered population and low protection. Factory for factory our engineering works, woollen mills, furniture factories, brush factories, tanneries, are exceedingly well equipped—l am not sure that they are not over capitalised. Our heads and principals are vigilant and progressive, as can readily be seen from the keen competition that exists between city and city, factory and factory—nowhere in the world 13 there keener competition than in New '' Our' New Zealand manufacturers compare favourably with those of Australia and England both in person and material; it is difficult to compare them with America where opportunities both for person and for capital are so immense. Our manufacturers are keen to seize every opportunity of progress; here in Canterbury another good harvest is ahead of us. I am sure you will be keen to seize every opportunity for progress." Chamber of Commerce Sympathy. At a later stage Mr Norton Francis (president of the Chamber of Commerce) expressed himself as being in accord with the views expressed by Mr Beaven. He considered that the progress made by the Dominion could not have been made had it not been for the fact that both the primary and secondary industries had worked hand in hand. The quality of New Zealand goods waß known everywhere; such being the case it struck him that when mass production was obtained it would be possible to produce sufficient goods to return satisfactory profits. The people n f the Dominion should first of all look for New Zealand goods and afterwards Empire-made goods, and if such a ou«£,m was adopted in all parts of the Empire the future prosperity of New Wand was assured. He could assure fhoe present that the. Chamber of Commerce was sympatfietic with the Assort on when by helping the Association it could help the community as a whole. v