Early Revocation of Land Sales Act Demanded
DUNEDIN, Nov. 1. A remit that the Goverument be ui'gi'd to consitler the early revocation of the Servicemeii 's Settlemeut aiol Land Saies Act ift that tlie need for it in the national interest had jiow passed was carried iniuniinously by the anuual conference of the N.Z. Manufacturers' L'Yderation. Moving ihe reniit Mr. H. Hitclion, vice-president of the Auckland Manufacturers' Associalion, re\iewed the steps takou in Australia to reinove sueh controls and stated that the Act in the Dominion was retarding industrial expansion. He stated that the Auckland U.tS.A. was conscious of the welfare cf returned soldiers and liad recently passed' a resolution that the Act should be revoked. A reinit moved by Mr H. L. Ed wards ( Auckland) that the conference urges tlie (jovernnient to consider the early revocation of the Uontrol of Prices Act or the release of coutrol of that Act as ad'ecting ilems whare suppiies are ade(piate/to meet the demand, as coutrol iii tliese circumstances is redundant, in-i volves much uneconomic labour and waste of time, and does not have the effect of keepiug prices down, was also carried.
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Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1949, Page 2
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190Early Revocation of Land Sales Act Demanded Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1949, Page 2
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