STATE COALMINES.
MAINTAINING EFFICIENCY. SATISFACTION OF MINISTER. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. "Wednesday. Satisfaction with the result of his cxamipalion of the Stute coal mines system was expressed by the Minister of Mines, Hon. W. A. Veitch, on his return to Wellington to-dav from the West Coast. Tho Minister said ho had carried out a thorough inspection of the plant and organisation of the James and .Liverpool mines, his object being to discover whether the plant and organisation were working to the best advantage, as it was his aim to keep down costs of production without in any way reducing wages. "There is no idea of reducing wages," said the Minister, "but it is desirable that costs of production should be kept down as low as possible, by maintaining an economic plant and <x first-class organisation. As the result of going over the whole system and spending considerable time in examining it, I have come to the conclusion that the plant and organisation of the mines arc very much better than I expected to find them. "Although there are some changes that will be made, nothing comprehensive is contemplated or necessary."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20482, 6 February 1930, Page 12
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191STATE COALMINES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20482, 6 February 1930, Page 12
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