SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1466, 14 June 1912, Page 4

SHORTAGE OF SKILLED LABOUR.

v INDUSTRIES, SUFFERING. ;i j;.:(B3r;Telcgrapb.—Press Association.) •• •;•. .:.- Auckland, Juno 13 :3/Tho : shortage of skilled labour in-, ' Dominion.''lias . ; been engaging close _at- ; ' tendon of 'industrial associations in New';jK>i Zealand.- The Wellington Association re-y.jfej oeiitly ■ wrote to the Minister for Labour: ;;;?' ■> ;'(thc/Hon. Q.' Laurenson) suggesting ,Xew.: Zealand should follow on the KwtfgjfS* 'of?'Australia-in the matter of inducing •'... eliillcd labour to come here:- 1 In reply the/if®';. ■- Minister stated that, after due;ccnsidora : j:2<'' tionif Cabinet had ecme to tho 'conclusion;;;!;..--that'-'.it could not see its way to. do any-!:;;-. thing in .the direction asked.lll view nf,this reply a ■letter'was read at the meetly, ing/of tho executive, committee of. 5 ; Auckland' 'Association stating 'that's tlic-Y ..Wellington Association had resolved to in-jVsx*-vi(c tk-e co-operation'of other with a view'to- forcing home on the Govt"®,!; eminent the. necessity of something being, f., ' done, otherwise the Government.! must bo;' convicted of 'hampering the industries. ■■■■/>■ ,i, Mr, B. Buttle advocated the scheme ho ; | f had: put forwards'two years ago to dcal,%-. >;■ with the matter. -.'- He had then suggested « that.the.Government should with factory-.-employers throughout Dominion'' and, ascertain tho number 0f... !£;'f skilled labourers.that were really requir- > : ed;' He.felt sure that if the Government took action the manufacturers' would , an undertaking to empioytthe men brought !ont4';. The wisest and way to choose such men was for a selection coin-.g;;; niitteo of factory managers to be appointed and sent Homo to select the men. . Jlr;; George: Who vciil pay tho expense Pi" • .%Mr.'-''Buttle: Tho Government should;; , ceitninlv pay; a large proportion, but tho;. , manufacturers. I feel sure., would agree to: pav part of the cost. The country. is : ; languishing for want of population, and? - .industries are suffering severely. . lloj.;.. moved that a reply be seat to the Wellington Association suggesting that' tho,;: association take action on tho lines h» had. suggested. , ■; $The motion was carried unanimously.;;. :' : iAs an outcomo cf tho discussion it.wni . resolved - that it was desirable for tho'fjnr - dustrial associatfon# in the offiliato with a view to taking united/o-e* tion. on. questions of vital iniportanoei.ta, .tiidyindustries of New Zealand. : '