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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIONAL EFFICIENCY BOARD (REPORT OF).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

CONTENTS. Constitution — page Appointment of Board .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 3 Chairman .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 3 Board's Organization— Preliminary Report .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . , . .. 3 Powers .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 3 Fifth Commissioner .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 3 Order in Council, sth March, 1917—Subject of Inquiries . . .. ~ .. .. .. 3 Districts .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 3 Meetings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . , 4 Organization—Trustee Boards and Committees of Advice . . . . . . .. .. .. 4 Assistance to Soldiers —Trusts—Regulations .. . . . . . . .. .. .. 4 Voluntary Services .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 5 Expert. Advisers .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . . 5 Trustee Boards and Committees of Advice .. .. .. .. .. .. . . ... 5 Reports to Military Service Boards.. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 5 Conference with Military Service Boards .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . 5 Soldiers' Financial Assistance Board .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 5 Benefits of Co-operation .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. ~ 5 Classification op Industries and Classes op Employees— Classification of Industries .. .. .. .. . . . . .. .. . . 6 Schedulo of Classes of Employees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Modification of Awards .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 National Industrial Service .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Strain on Industries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Government Approval of Classification .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 National Register .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Maintenance of Principles of Trade Unionism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 National Organization .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Council of Advice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Wagos Adjustment Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Soldiers' Farms and Agricultural Interests—• Settlement of Returned Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Purchase, of Soldiers' Farms for Settlement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Soldiers' Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Financial Assistance for Soldiers' Farms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Restriction of Transfer —Soldiers' Farms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Last Malo Worker on Farm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 8 Accommodation for Married Men on Farms and Stations .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Shortago of Farm Labour and Assistance from Schoolboys .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Root-seeds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Wheat-growing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Machino Tractors .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Maize .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Australian Fruit-trees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9

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