ADULT APPRENTICES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 6

ADULT APPRENTICES

PROPOSAL FOR CONTRACTS LEG TSLATION INT ENDED POWER TO MINISTER (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. An investigation of the, problem oi training adult apprentices will he begun next- week by the Minister of Labour, the Hon. 11. T! Armstrong, in conjunction with the Minister of Finance, the Hon. W. Nash, and ihe Cinder-Secretary • for Housing. -Mr. J. A. Lee. and experts in the building industry. Mr. Armstrong said to-day that ii was not intended to bring clown an Apprentices’ Bill Ibis session, but a short amendment of the Apprentice's’ Ad would be embodied in another bill, probably the Statutes Revision Bill, giving the Minister of Labour power to enter into special contracts of apprenticeship for youths, over 18 years of age, who had missed the opportunity of learning a trade during the depression. He proposed to take power to approve of such contracts on whatever conditions lie deemed reasonable, hut the, extent to which that power would be exercised had not yet 'been determined.

Consideration wasi being given to (lie question of establishing special workshops for the training of youths, and it was, probable that arrangements would be made for special facilities to he provided by technical schools and private firms, said the Minister.

The Statutes Revision Bill, which will be in charge of the- Attorney-General, will be a, sort of omnibus measure containing short amendments to si number of Acts.