MAKING MOTOR-CARS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 20 June 1927, Page 11

MAKING MOTOR-CARS

AUSTRALIAN VENTURE

(Special to "The Evening Post") .. . ..AUCKLAND, This .Day. . "I left Australia for tho United States three months ago convinced-we could make motor-cars as good as those of America. . I am now confident we can build better ones," said the Hon. D. J. Malone, M.L.C., . of- New South Wales, who'is returning, to Sydney on the Aorangi' after' investigations preparatory to the opening of a motor-car factory near. Sydney.' Mr. Malone, who is prominently connected with ■ a large Sydney engineering- concern, is ens' thusiastie About" the prospects of this new Commonwealth venture, which is' already capitalised at £2,000,000. It is expected that the company wilLproduce the first machine in eleven months' time. His observations"" led" to the opinion that 'the-Australian workman worked harder than the American, and for less wages. "Tho Americans have money for such enterprises, but so have wo if the people aw patriotic.enough. to;. put it: up," he said. "There is'little unionism in • any of tli'e American motor-car factories. Thb.meii arc-on piece-work and earn up to-£2O per week on jobs for which the Australian is receiving about £6. Under' such conditions unionism is unnecessary, and we ' purpo3o""commencing operations on the piecework basis. It is probable that when the venture, 'is thoroughly established- ;>n assembling; plant''will be established in New Zealand." ' '•