PRIME MINISTER'S MANIFESTO.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20172, 26 February 1931, Page 10

PRIME MINISTER'S MANIFESTO.

CONGRATULATIONS FROMf i FARMERS.

REDUCTION OF WAGES.* "I think we should congratulate the Prime Minister (the Et. Hon, G. W, IlVrbes) on his manifesto and express tile hope that he will stick to his guns &nd carry it through," said Mr C. Mcintosh (president) at yesterday's meet--1 ing of the North Canterbury Branch of the New Ze&lafld Farmers' Union. "It may not be fall we would like," 1 he continued, "but he is apparently making a bold bid to put New Zea- | land oil its feet. We should stand steadily behind him." He moved that the executive congratulate Mr Forbes on his manifesto, and pledge its members to give him all possible assistance, "It is the best thing we have had from the Government for years," he concluded, "and if carried through will go a long way towards stabilising affairs in the cduutry." • ' Mr A. Fisher thought that it would have been better if the Government, bad proposed a graduated scale 6£Wage ß J reduction. A man with a small wiig® should hot, he considered, ted to Sacrifice more than 6 per cant, of his wage. Had Mr ForbeS mhde such a proposal, Mr Fisher thought that he would have Bad the support of jit the people in his efforts to ad* just the affairs of the Dominion. A 10 per cent, reduction, however, would in some ctWfeß mean the very broad of the workers. - , ... The president jsdid that he did .aw support the proposals of the . Prime Minister whole-heartedly, but in the main.' The matter to be fottght out irt the House, find, ho did not think "that ealaries £l6O pur annum iwbld bfe touched^,. Mr H. G. ParriSh said that - Mr Forbeß should be by aH tjf the Dominion. It. uould ?be Pm"£" ly seen what was gome on . over Teaman, and unlea? thd. Dominion p« its house in order it Wirt probable thAt it would be in a similar position f i*r self. ri ' > , The motion woe carried. ~ * - * " -* - AUCKLAND RETAILERS. waWjfok [XBB #*■«» Spmui iw cent, in the wages ao4 sdlfttiei 1b te" made by the draper*,, clothiers,-arid boob retailers of Christehurcb as ft«*» Monday n-rt, the oat to apply toaalti t ' *^JS&s£3£i£

nzxerar »wtuu»* vuwv i»*v * Ibwed in Aucltlaad at jr•? ■> Mf T. Clark,"l»«Sld^i|^^4iiw^rAU^,: d&tfcm «* an - no definite action , thought it was ithftt tfe ' Ghnatchnrch decision to reaflin »aRW to tit© award minimum would to followed in AucklandSUPPORT FO& |»RIME ' '.MINISTER, LOCAL BODIESIpntss tsaociimtf •■a. QonriuOi' abd the 1 ' followife { animously carried t— jy.-: 1 *k ru*,< this Assoc i»tiotf jte , member! to adept «w a Oipl© reductions on* ;fjw» ; nrtrdittg to its'ewn particular' <?u-cum-, * StatHjMt." - rit ? ' '.i< ' 't % i*j sj. ,»Cijif ' RfiTIREMEN'T" QF BTAJpfe"o' ' • ''sBRVAWm ; STATSMSN f T"B-lr MR F'Ofeßßß^ (Fhtstl ÜBOOUttOK' TfVUOMtj _ i,yt^ . WELLINGTON, A report that as pa?fc of ihQ GDveraVent's economy plan*, StAte 'SMvAuts not. yet entitled to retire on ation, - but 'apprOaciuiig tiie ;^ti^|g' s ago might be permitted to retire oujqdueed ponsiojw TejerrWi 1 Prime Ministerj Mr ib-da^' T&o Prime Mioifltw stated' that /the>vholt of offotting economies was'being dealt.With' l>y/the,'Ed&tbmy' Opmmittee of. Cabmel* set' ~Up 4 ns: vi uh in lEiiglund, The Committee 'wa6 still &t work, anil he wfts unable to Bay 'whothf.r tho question of retiring Civil at an variior age than now ] rovidrd tor had been t orisidcrod or riot. As soon £s the Committee's A'pott^&l s available .it'wohld be 'cbnßidfertd/ Cabinet., , . ' f >, The retiresient of W* A. G. Skin,t' ner ; who has bqen G b for a number of years, is fitattSd tifYbib' iiummcnt. It is eypooteu,tjtßE.t,he will relinquish his dutieß on, ijaarpli, 31st next. , ~ ■■ . / " I ' .■■■--, ' >(- t ->1