INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1920, Page 4

INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE.

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DUNEDIN, February 4

The annual conference of the Industrial Corporation of New Zealand opened to-day. -Before proceeding with the meeting the delegates were accorded a civic reception during which the Mayor suggested as desirable subjects for discussion, profiteering and the cost of living. The annual report of thie -Executive Committee stated that as this was only the second year of the Association, results achieved wore highly satisfactory. In a address Mr X E. Ushcrwood dealt with the position of changes in the commercial and industrial world. There was a necessity for more efficient methods of production, the supply of raw material, distribution and shipping facilities. He expressed the opinion that the State should show a more progres. sive interest in the Dominion’s industries.

The Conference resolved that the cost and maintenance of technical colleges should he borne by the Education Department in the usual way, and that no Technical College should have to depend on outside subscription as this was undignified and uncalled for Tlie Conference discussed tho scheme of the British Colonial Institute for the training of colonial students l»,v British manufacturers. The delegates were unanimously opposed to the scheme considering that the brightest of our young men were needed in New Zealand to develop industries. A motion was carried that in the opinion of the Conference it wa s the duty of the community to educate and train its own population and that until we feel that we are not competent to educate or train our young men the proposal to send them for special training in another country must be discouraged. It was further resolved that the Confer, once cannot see it practicable to limit the number of* apprentices until it determined the number of young men necessary to go into trades and occupations year by year in order to maintain the proper development of this country.