MINISTER OF MINES.
VISIT TO WEST COAST. WELLINGTON, February 5. Satisfaction with the result of his examination of the State coal mines system was expressed by the Minister of Mines (Mr W. A. Veitch) on his return to Wellington from the West Coast to-day. The Minister explained that he 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 the cost of production without in any way reducing wages. “ There is no idea of reducing wages,” he added, “ but it is desirable that file costs of production should be kept down as low as possible by maintaining an economic plant and first class organisation. As the result of going over the whole system and spending a considerable time in examining it, 1 have come to the conclusion that the plant and organisation of the mines are very much better than I expected to find them, although there are some changes that will be made. Nothing comprehensive, however, is contemplated or necessary.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 3961, 11 February 1930, Page 62
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