THE MAN-POWER BILL
READ A THIRD TIME THE TRANSPORT AND FOOD PROBLEMS London, January'2s. The Man-Power Bill -,vas read the third time in the House of Commons. In winding up the debate, Sir Auckland Geddes, Minister of National Servico, said that the Government intended to make the 'utmost possible use of the Home forces for agriculture and similar purposes. The most anxious problem of the moment was not the supplying of men for the Army, but for the production of tonnage, transport, agriculture, and the distribution of food. The Minister emphatically refused to' negotiate with the engineers separately, and said that other unions which were negotiating for the combout were opposed to a hole-and-corner conference. A 1 the unions had participated in the 1916 agreement.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assri. COMBING OUTJENERAL SERVICES (Rec. January 27, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 26. The first clear cut in connection with the new man-power policy will take 1 place on February 1, when there will be a "comb out" in all general services of men under 24—Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 5
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173THE MAN-POWER BILL Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 5
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