Mass Production and Protection

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 66, 9 June 1927, Page 8

Mass Production and Protection

AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY MR. MCLEOD’S IMPRESSIONS (From Our Resident Reporter , w, E ™TON.Wednesd aT When tariff matters are bZ up for discussion during the session, the Hon. A. D. McLeod utf ister of Industries and Com* will be armed with first-hand ledge of Australian experience in m matters which affect trade o n side of the Tasman. During his visit. Mr. McLeod t that those interested in the dJ2* ment of trade between the Coml 0^ Y eal ! h „ and the Dominion decidedly friendly. He inspected large number of works embracing* iron and steel works, the i facture of agricultural boots and shoes, glassware goods, etc., and, generally sne^ttef 1 ? as* A huge local market and tective tariffs made aos,ibl e Z mass production which tend. , reduce costs to a minimum. “In this connection,” he said was noticeable that the bonus svste" ol payment of employees was in “ tiou wherever possible, and tension of this method of pay?,,. ? results is the policy of AustSb manufacturers. I was able to omY valuable information with all of these industrial concerns is my inteution to use it when the vision of the tariff is being discuV,? during the coming session.”