POST-WAR CONDITIONS
PLENTY OF EMPLOYMENT (Rec. January 10, 5.45 p.m.) London, January 9. Mr. J. Hodge, Minister of Labour, in an interview, stated that_ the Government was rapidly preparing a. demobilisation scheme, based on the report of the Demobilisation Committee. It is estimated that tho Array will be demobilised at the rate of five thousand daily. According to the Reconstruction Committee's investigation _ regarding the demobilisation of munitioners and other workers, it is expected thero will be plenty of employment after the war. The existing pressure was weariug out machineiy, which will neccssita'to renewal the moment peace cornea. An immense manufacture after the war, notably of locomotives and rails, was certain, also a tremendous shipbuilding programme, which, coupled wflSf allied industries, will absorb several millions. There should bo only a short interval between tho cessation of munition work and the commencement of peace manufactures. There would be difficulty in obtaining sufficient labour for 'the cotton, woollen, leather, and building trades.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2974, 11 January 1917, Page 5
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