THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23118, 18 February 1937, Page 9

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

NEW FACTORIES BILL SECOND READING CARRIED i British Official Wireless. RUGBY, Feb. 16. (Received Feb. 17, at 5.5 p.m.) The second reading of the new Factories Bill was completed in the House of Commons. Replying to the criticisms of Mr Arthur Greenwood for the Labour Opposition that the provisions of the Bill were inadequate and that good wages, reasonable hours of employment, and provision for rest and recuperation were essential conditions for physical efficiency. Sir Kingsley Wood agreed that efforts to improve conditions could not stop outside the factory door. Good housing, airy schools, good food, clean streets and open spaces were needed The Bill, however, contained useful provisions for medical inspection in factories, which would be of great value to employers and workers alike. A new chapter in factory conditions would be opened up for many millions when the Bill became law, and Britain would be able to claim that it led the world in legislation for the safety, health and welfare of its industrial population.