APPEAL FOR UNITY

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 107, 1 November 1941, Page 6

APPEAL FOR UNITY

AND GREATER EFFORT

WARTIME PRODUCTION

(P.A.)

AUGKLANP, October 31

A strong appeal to all sections of the community for; unity and a greater effort in production was made by the Minister of Labour (Mr. Webb) when he addressed men employed at the Auckland Naval Base at the lunch hour. He stressed the seriousness of the war situation^ mentioning the appeal by Russian workers to British workers for food and munitions. He was confident that Russia's appeal to Britain would be taken, up enthusiastically by the New Zealand workers, specially in the cheese factories, mines, and on the farms. He appealed- to people not engaged in absolutely essential industries to register with • the Placement Office and offer their-ser-vices in the name of patriotism for. any class of work essential for the production of clothing and foodstuffs.

"Some retired men- might be able to work on farms and some of our women who have never been engaged in industry might offer their services," he suggester. "Absenteeism in field and workshop should be reduced to an absolute minimum."