COALMINING INDUSTRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20628, 29 July 1930, Page 9

COALMINING INDUSTRY.

1 AIM OF LABOUR PARTY. , ELIMINATING COMPETITION. (Received July 3.33 p.m.) British Wireles?. I'Ut»B\. Jul.v 'h. The President of tlie Board of 'irade, Jlr. \V. Graham, in the course of a speech at a Durham miners' demonstration yesI terdav, referred to the passing of the Coal Mines Bill. lie said that already in important districts the Government was getting into touch with the wholesale and jetaii trade and if it, continued in office and secured a majority its next legislation ~would La designed to complete the. structure of public ownership and public control and to deal with the wholesale and distributing trades. Labour's next legislation would do away with a great deal of the redundancy in the intermediary elements and place coal at the disposal of the people and industiies on the very best terms consistent with justice and fair play to the mining community. i The Government was looking forward to the time when it would be able to speak to kindred Governments in Germany and Poland and say unitedly: "No longer do ,wo cut one another's throats." In meeting'the legitimate needs of the people the Government proposed to make national co operation international because great industries were no longer in opposition. The Government hoped that time would be found next session for a bill to nationalise mining loyalties.