LABOUR PLANS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14005, 7 November 1938, Page 5

LABOUR PLANS

ATMS AT CONSOLIDATION

Electric Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON. November 5. An outline of the Government’s immediate plans was given by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, in an interview to-day. The first thing they had to do was to establish themselves where they were, that was consolidate their position. We want to make it quite clear to ihose who have money to invest, that cur job is to see that it is not driven overseas. That is a pure economic problem. It »s not a Question cf politics or advanced ideas, jusi plain fact.”

that th<; miller,mm was just jir.Mind tin* corner. Tlu*\- bad moved cnrofullv to so * where the next steyv as going to lam! them. Unless they id that it was mere than an even money chance that disa-fer was a!:* .-id. They (•*:•; j not afiud to take chances lightly. Mr Savage emphasised that there was room for expansion in production in New Zealand Everywhere people had to have opportunities to_produc>j rnoie in respect- to both primarv anT secondary industries “We have to havf a bitter balance in production Up to tlx* present time we have not made the progress necessary to keep da Mr and economically. ’’ He said definitelv that n«o Government would niterler - when things were running smoothlv and economic-allv in industry. It was only when they were not running smoothlv that the Government should be asked to step in and give assistance, ft must be remembered that overv time the Government stepped in ]l increased its liability. Tin* Government would face up to any legislation required without fear and the ground would, be properly surveyed before any legislation were attempted.