TIMBER INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 133, 1 March 1929, Page 13

TIMBER INDUSTRY

BID FOR EFFICIENCY AIM OF NEW. LEGISLATION A brief outline of the aims of the Timber Industry Efficiency Bill placed before Parliament in the dying hours ot the 1927 session, was given to the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation Conference yesterday by the secretary of the Sawmillers’ Federation 'Mr. A. Seed). Mr. Seed explained that the legislation had been promoted unanimously by about eighty per cent, of the engaged in the timber industry. He realised a great deal of opposition would be encountered because of the misconceived idea that it represented another form of Government interference. He contended, however, that tlie Bill had been drafted as a measure merely to give the industry itself the necessary power to govern itself and to eliminate all possible necessity for Government interference. It was felt certain that if the principle were adopted, other industries would follow the same course, with the main object of giving better service to the consumer, and thus deserving from the community that measure of support so necessary to keep going. The federation was desirous of receiving criticism before the Bill again came before Parliament. The conference decided to draw the attention of all the manufacturers’ associations to the measure.