EMPIRE CONFERENCE ON SUPPLY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 5

EMPIRE CONFERENCE ON SUPPLY

N.Z., AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND COLONIES additions to productive CAPACITY LONDON, July 31. The Dominions Secretary, Lore Caldecote, discussing the expansion o Empire productive capacity in th' House of Lords, said: "It is not only Canada to whicl [we are looking for additions to oui capacity. A conference will soon bi held of Australia, New Zealand, Souti Africa, and certain colonial Govern, ments to survey existing arrange ments for the development of suppl.' sources. It is important not to regar: this as a substitute for what we an doing in Britain. Nothing could b< more encouraging for the enemy thai the knowledge that we are trans [erring our efforts across the Atlantii and nothing more discouraging fo them than the knowledge that these will be sending increasing supplies t< Britain.” Lord Caldecote said the fullest usi was being made of new plant am promises of producing war materia in Canada, and the British Govern ment had every intention of taking al Canada could produce, the only limi being her capacity. Orders placed ir Canada during July alone representer a large increasing running into mil lions of pounds over the whole of the orders placed there in the preceding six months.