BRITISH INDUSTRY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 283, 3 December 1935, Page 7

BRITISH INDUSTRY

CONTINUED RECOVERY STEEL AND MOTOR-CAR MANUFACTURES [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, Nov. 30. Further evidence of continued industrial recovery is contained, in reports from various centres. The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce states that the production of steel in Sheffield is about 100 per vent, greater than- four years ago and the output of finished products is more than 100 per cent, greater. The number of unemployed in Sheffield has been reduced by nearly 28,000. The output of tonnage from the Belfast yards during the present year is likely to reach 112,000 tons. liarland I and Wolff have already launched one warship and seven merchant vessels since last January. A firm manufacturing standard motor-cars has decided to expand its factory at the cost of £340,000, increasing its maximum daily output from 150 to 300 cars. Orders for machinery and tools, valued at £150,000, has already been given. DEPRESSED AREAS WORK BEING FOUND AN APPEAL TO CAPITAL [ British Official Wireless. ] RUGBY, Nov. 30. {Speaking at Dundee, the Prime Minister referred to the special areas in which the worst effects of the post-war i depressions had been felt. H-e said that they must have their share of newer industries. It was intended that a share of the work in connection with t-he necessary re-equipment of the defence forces would go to these areas, and he appealed to those who had benefited as the result of the Government’s introduction of protection to do all in t’heir power to see that when new works were built they were put in Dirham or Lanark or iSouth Wales or one of the other special areas. It was not only a question of increasing opportunities for employment, but of help to stabilise it by developing industry. “I regard the introduction of new industries into seme of those areas ar, being the most important work to which a British citizen can devote bis capital and brains for the benefit of his | fellowmen,” Mr. Baldwin declared, i The Unionist Party, as the most imI portant part of tire great movement which was supporting the National Government, was determined to proceed in co-operation with those of like mind in the task of bettering the conditions of the people. Progress in tire last generation had been great, and the social services were far ahead of any country in Europe, but they took that, not as justification for complacency, but as the greatest encouragement to go on to do more.