PRIME MINISTER’S PLANS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 69, 23 March 1939, Page 8

PRIME MINISTER’S PLANS

VISIT TO ALL FACTORIES WELCOME IN AUCKLAND ( Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, March 22. Making his first appearance u Auckland since Christmas, the Prim Minister, Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, ar ■ived by the Limited, accompanied b; .he Minister of Railways, Hon. D. G Sullivan, and the Minister of In ;emal Affairs, Hon. W. E. Parry. He was greeted by enthusiast!* lupporters and representatives o nanufacturing organisations. 1 h ;roup included the Mayor, Sir Ein sst Davis, and members of Parlia ment. Interviewed, Mr. Savage said n always felt at home in Aucklam Mow he was looking forward to see ing what Auckland could do in th development of manufacturing ii iustries. "It is my intention to make pci sonal inspections of factories, but is impossible to see many in a fC' davs, so I have decided to man periodical visits to various centre until I have visited all lactone throughout the country. The Goverr ment is doing ail possible to till tn big gap caused by the exchange cor trol. It is up to us and those. e. gaged in industiy to do everythin humanly possible to fill that g<*j Upon our efforts depends the static ard of living of the people. "The mere paying of higher wage will not till the gap. Higher income generally will not do it. Real it come is to be found in productioi reflected in the incomes of ti people.” Mr. Savage added that sonthought that all that was necessat was shorter hours and higher wage That was the road to disaster. Ne Zealand’s destiny depended upon pi< duction.