Contractors’ deputation
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 23. A deputation from the ■Contractors’ Federation went |to the Minister of Works (Mr Watt) today, seeking “realistic prices for future work.” The deputation, led by the ■contractors’ national president (Mr I. $. Macdonald)
said that the Government was not making sufficient allowance for inflation when esti-j mating for public works. J Mr Macdonald said that the! federation did not have a big! membership (it representsl about 1000 civil engineering, companies) but represented a big amount of capital. The federation had beenl disturbed by recent criticism! by Mr Watt of its tendering! methods. |
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33517, 24 April 1974, Page 2
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