ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES
THE BOILERMAKING TRADE.
The question of essential industries was the subject of reference at this morning's sitting of the 1 Third. WellingtSn Military Service Board.
" It is just as well that it should be known," said the Chairman (Mr. W. H. S. Jloorhouse), "that these ' most essential ' and ' essential trades' will be taken cognisance of by the board, but that does_ not mean to say that where 100 men are required for a business and 200 men are employed, we are going to leave all those men tilers. We are going into the question of the requirements of the businesses as the instances come before us."
Mr. W. Cable, who was appealing for exemption front military service of one of his most skilful tradesmen, elicited the chairman's remark by the statement that the Efficiency Board had classed the boilermaking industry as " most essential." He added that the shipping authorities had given instructions that as much of this work as possible should be done here, as they could not get it dona in London. This, coupled with the limited time the ships remained in port here, demanded the attention of every man in the trade, and a lot of all-night work had had to be undertaken. In an effort to get men from Australia he had advertised in Sydney offering good wages, and had not received a single re-
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 11 May 1917, Page 2
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230ESSENTIAL INDUSTRIES Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 11 May 1917, Page 2
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