JAPAN’S PROGRESS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). GENEVA, September 27. The International Labour Office has published a report by an official, M. Maurctte, who has investigated industrial progress in Japan. The report shows that while the Japanese weaver in 1922, working eleven hours daily, produced 1800 yards of cloth the same weaver in 1932. working 8* hours daily produced 5000 yards. M. Maurette lias expressed the opinion that the perfection of her machinery, which mostly is foreign ; .the rationalisation of her methods,; and the care of her workers are chiefly, responsible for Japan’s enormous strides in industry. He states that the organieatiou and mechanisation of industry in Japan are now so perfeot that . one girl in the largest mills supervises thirty, forty and even fifty looms, hut much of the work is being carried out in small factories. Even in large, factories, the men cotton spinners are only paid twenty-two pence daily, and the women spinners one shilling per cla y. . g
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1934, Page 5
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