BUILDING TRADE
SUBSIDISING OF WAGES By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, September 9. The last of a series of conferences held by a committee set up by the Employers’ Federation of New Zealand, the Federation of Labour, the Y.M.C.A. and the Chamber of Commerce, was conducted by the acting-Minister of Labour (Hon. P. C. Webb)) to-day. The Government’s proposals concerning the subsidising of the wages of young men prepared to learn the building trade were considered, and were unanimously endorsed by the committee. After the meeting, the Minister met the executive of the Builders’ Federation and representatives of the Labour Department to discuss the proposals. This meeting also approved of the scheme, and the Minister stated that he would issue a detailed statement regarding action to be taken.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20829, 10 September 1937, Page 8
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126BUILDING TRADE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20829, 10 September 1937, Page 8
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