DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE ON PLANT

Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1946, Page 8

DEPRECIATION ALLOWANCE ON PLANT

INEFFECTIVE IF NO RESERVES TIMARU, ^larch 14 The anrfual covuei-en.'-e or the Ner\Zealand Manui aetnrers ' Federation was conti'aiuecl today, the rbu^iness before the delegates being the consideration. of reiuitK, which were dealt with in coniinittee. The Minister of Industries and Commerce (Hon. E. G. Sullivan) was present. It wa& obvious that the Government's recent announcement to grant a 30 per eent. additional depreeiation allowance on new plant and maehineiy. would be inefl'ective if reasonable reserves could not be aeeuniulated to purchase the latest and most productive types of machinery, and install it in up-to-date faetory preinises, said the president of the • Otagp-iSouthland urancii (Mr. J. . A. fSciiouier), when inoving the following remit: "That the lederacion continue to press the Government for the immediate repeal of i.it s^citil wartime taxation and a generai revision of taxation designcd to assist industry in meeting the costs of reconversion from war to peaeetime •production, and in rehabilitating returned servicemen, and generally carrying- out a programme of iuli production and fuli emiiloynient. ' ' Other remits adopted were: — Auckland: "That tli'c federation continue to st l'CSJi tlie extend to which the shorlage oi law niaterials will not only prejudice employnient and production ai iue lmiiLeuiaie -luturo, but aiso \viii prevent New Ze'aland manufacturers •iruin expaiidmg production, reducin& costs, and improving the quality of Liieir uuiput, and cheir generai tetticleucy. ' ' \veilington: "That in view of the cricicai situation regarding New Zealand manufacturers' niaterials and parts and the _vident dependence in part ot tire wlioJe or the manuxacturing lndustries 011 the surpius stocks to be ulsposed of by the War Assets Kealisa tio n lioard, the council of the New ..eaiaiid .uanufacturers ' Association be asked to press for direct representation on tlie Vvar Assets Realisation lioard .11 order tiiat manufacturers' prioritj of aceess to surpius niaterials neces sun/ to their contmuity oi production ue protected." Laiiterburv : "That as manufactur ers recognise it is-lheir duty to supply ihe New Zealand market as far as possiule because 01 preseut world condi 110ns, and realise that every availaUA resource niust be -nsed to meet that n od, the conference reconimcnds tiu mdustry generally, in view of shortage of i'emaie labour, to use male labom lor work which has liitherto b'een regarded in tlns country as exclusively lemale." Canterbury: "That the conference express its coueern that the Itovern1jK.ii! is apparently using privileges in approaching those scholars who have been successful in examinations by soliciting their employnient by direct personal letter, an exclmsive procedure, wliich constitutes an unfair advantage to the detriment -of com-mercial and industrial interests, and that the federation niake direct yepresentations to the J/rime Minister (Mr. Fraserj and the j.linister oi' E.ducation (Mr. Masonj." Utago-iSouthland : "That the Government be urged to give every encouragenient to manufacturers desiring to re-establish prewar export marlcets and develop new export markets, particularly by (1) siniplifying procedure and expediting the issuing of export periliits wliere uecessary; (^) assisdng 111 the establishment and. niaintenance of necessary shipping services; and (3)- ■ coordinating Governmental requirements relaiing to such export of manufactured products tlirough oue department. ' '