REGIMENTATION OF INDUSTRY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 October 1941, Page 2

REGIMENTATION OF INDUSTRY

RETARDING EFFECT SEEN PLEA FOR MORE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY ■ “In every case where regimentation ■ or control has taken place in the Do- 1 1 minion there is something to be said 1 in favour of it, there is much more'i that could be said against the retard- i‘ j ir ■ of progress of individuals or in- ’ I dustry by regimentation or regulation,” c said the president of the Wellington ji D apers, Clothiers, Mercers and Boot A ■ Retailers’ Association, Mr A. L. George, \l ■ in his report to the annual meeting of , ' the association last night. j “Every effort should be made at the (present time to obtain greater ef- c ' ficiency, and if this is to be achieved!{ it is necessary that there should be greater freedom and flexibility in re- a ( lation to manufacturing and trading if operations together with a wide lok in the direction of supplying the { needs of most of our industries which : \ are a. present dependent on supplies of f I raw materials from overseas,” said J ■; Mr George. ■j Though there had been some dis- l ; organisation as a result of the war, if (except for the difficulties experienced' 1 :in securing stock and labour trading ) [j generally had been satisfactory. \ II The demand fur local goods as t ■la result of import restrictions and forj } ;*services which had followed us a re- j ;! suit of the inability to obtain certain t (goods was larger to-day than ever be- c (fore. This demand had been further j * < enlarged because of the Government’s * requirements for men and equipment , for war and defence purposes, and also' as a result of large numbers of men ; taking up war service either within;' the Domin’on or overseas. , As a result of the war there had I been withdrawn from industry in New if Zealand 100,000 workers, and this sub- : slantial withdrawal must create a de- • mand for labour sufficient to absorb U any unemployment that might have 1 existed in peace times, and in effect l ji had also created very serious short-! I age in the labour markets. Quick-action Bonkora has reduced fat I r J when other methods faffed. Try Bon- '( kora. R. W. Martin, Chemist, Trafal-T ga r -st. j F