MODERN PLANT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19122, 17 September 1936, Page 15

MODERN PLANT

PUBLIC WORKS JOBS FULL EXTENT NUT FELT (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. The policy of installing the latest typo of construction plant upon .such works whereon a combination of plant and man-power would show a decided economy to the Government and at the same tunc lighten tile laborious side ot the work with advantage to the men employed was mentioned by the lion. R. Semple, Minister of 'Public Works, in the House of Representatives to-day. Although this policy had been in operation for several months now, its lull elfects had not yet been felt. “The major part of the new plant, ordered is being supplied from England,” said the Minister, “but, wherever economically possible, New Zealand-made plant is being obtained, and, to foster New Zealand industry, a preference loading is applied to all tenders in favour of New Zealand manufacturers when the quotations aro being considered by the tenders board.

“Tim department carried out the engineering investigations and the purchase of plant and machine tools required for tlm New Zealand Government Air Force workshops and for the workshops at the naval base, Dovonport, Auckland, where an extensive programme is being inaugurated by the Government to allow of the relltiing of warships being carried out as far as possible in New Zealand, and so allow of the, absorption of New Zealand labour upon the, work, instead of sending the ships homo to England for the purpose of refitting.”