IRON AND STEEL
0 NEK AX A INVESTIGATIONS. NELSON, Juno 18. The Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) to-day referred to a published statement recently made by him to the effect that no major steps in the iron and steel industry would be taken until survey work on the deposits of iron ore and coal had been carried to a point where he had the engineers’ and surveyors' evidence of proved ore and coal, its exact location, and the result of sampling. He said that this work and other preliminary workj such as the mapping of the sea beil at Onekaka, was being carried out as expeditiously as possible and discussions were taking place with the Government’s consulting engineers in London about certain technical questions.
This work required considerable organisation and as the evidence collected- would form the basis on which, the ultimate organisation would grow and major decisions be maue, *fie Government 'had deemed it advisable to form a separate department, which would be called the State Iron and Stem” Department Commissions would be responsible for the administration of the act and the successful working of the industry. The Minister in charge of the State Iron and Steel Department and of the commissions would, however, lay down the policy and would be in close touch with all major decisions and developments in the industry.
In view of the Government’s decision the nucleus of the new department has been arranged by the Public Service Commissioners, and it would in future operate under the designations of “State iron and Steel Department” and the Iron and Steel Commission.
It would for some time be a small organisation only and would be responsible for the co-ordination of all preliminary work and for ensuring that all necessary evidence was obtained so that when major decisions about the construction programme had to l»e made the Minister and the commissions could make such decisions immediately on fact and evidence that had been obtained independently by their own organisation.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1938, Page 3
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