PRICE-CUTTING

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 78, 26 March 1934, Page 3

PRICE-CUTTING

IN PRINTING INDUSTRY APPEAL FOR TEAM SPIRIT (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, Saturday. Addressing the annual conference of the Federation of Master Printers, the president, Mr A. Dennison (Auckland), said that, owing, to the difficult times the volume of customers’ requirements had seen a considerable reduction, and the printing industry had become involved in >an era of unprecedented cutting, despite the obvious fact that debased prices did not promote increased requirements. r Only by the determined action of men resolved to see that just reward was obtained in return for the use of brains, labour and capital were economic prices likely to return. He appealed to the printing industry to display more of the team spirit and co-operate more closely ' in matters of mutual interest. election of officers resulted: — President) Mr - A: Dennison (Auckland); immediate past president, Mr H. Coull (Wellington); members of the council of management, Messrs E. Aldridge (Auckland), E. A. Blundell

(Wellington), E. Darroeh (Timaru), E. Harris (Otago), B. C. Jacobs (Auckland), T. Somerville (Otago), W. F. Soper (Christchurch), J. Stout (Christchurch) ; secreary, Mr E. W. Clarkson; Auditor, Mr G. X Feil.