Craze For More Wages But Less Work

Chronicle (Levin), 27 March 1948, Page 4

Craze For More Wages But Less Work

AUCK EAXD, * Mareh 25. •Tlie generp.1 producf jou Ipyefs iu Xpw Zeajanci cquld be increhsed ify. ptupirm . /«U^p^r/qen|,.if the .,wofke|;s jpulled ! /veightf 's'aid the Hon. "ty- 1fec|ceit (mader of the Viclorian Legisiativc Council, on the conclusion of a tpur of ■ .he Xorth Island. Oppoi'tiinities for Australia and New Zealand to meet the w.Qi'ld-wide d,emairi .'or products were graduaJly." disappear • ng, owing tp pow production. The craze seemed to be fqr mQfc wages for lqss vvork. He thought tlu .ivcrage worker would aceept Arbitrn lion Court deeisions and obcy the law, )ut there s'eemed to be ' ' ratbags ichind tlie worlcers in Australia ano .New Zealand who wanted to. push tlie .vorkers on for more wages. ''There is a niisleading air of prosperity/' he added, "and riever was su .ittle don.e for so mnch/' There was comparatively littl.e trade between Australia and Xew Zealand .le had seen Canadian cigarettes, CaJi.'ornian and South African dried frui tt and impqrted elothing in Xew Zealand .drops at priees far above.fhose at whlci! .Australian products coul,d be sold hereHe • thought that trade bptwepn- thc Anzac count-ries Sliould' be On fhe saiu> jasis as. between the Australian staie-i • — fjrgp ppd withouf restripfioqs.