National Efficiency Board.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 10 August 1917, Page 2

National Efficiency Board.

, Maintenance of Production. e Mr W. D. Hunt, commissioner, has issued the following report:— e In connection with th« Information Cards sent out to farmers throughout 3 the Otago .Military District, these'are coming in steadily, and up to the pre--1.572 returns have' been received. These came from all parts of Otago " and Southland and should give a fair v i indication of the trend things are tafc- . ing as far as production is concerned. t So far as received, they give the following results. A complete return will be made up later when all the cards are in:—

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The Labour inquiry was not filled in in all the returns; but 1,395 have filled this in, and the following is the : result:- \ .... 1 Labour, 1 Usual Now PerLabour Available Decrease centage. 3,662 3,041 ,; 621 . 16.9 From the foregoing it looks as if the Otago District at all events ia going - to maintain production, although with a considerably reduced labour supply. While production is being maintained, from all the information received, it seems that development and improvement work on farmsgenerally, and also - maintenance is being neglected. Development work, of course, does not matter while the War is on. Neglect of maintenance, .however, is more serious, and will have to be met by considerable labour and expenditure when comes to'an end. Practically, it means that production is being I maintained at the expense of eapital