THE SECOND DIVISION.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1917, Page 4

THE SECOND DIVISION.

AND "ESSENTIAL" MEN/ Auckland, June 29. At the conference with the Council of the Chamlbcr of Commerce, Mr. J. H., Gunson, the Auckland member of the Efficiency Board, speaking of the calling u,p of the Second Division, said that the board realised that it would not l>e enfflcient to classify industries and occupation only—it must classify also tfhe es* sontial men in these industries and occupations. The hoard could have no regard to the individual, or to the individual interests of firms or companies. Ho understood the chamber to be anxious that there should Ibe no undue interference with business toy the withdrawal of essential men while* there were unessential men in the industries con* cerned. That was the principle da which the fooard would proceed with its! classification, but it could not go into cases of essential men in unessential industries. The fundamentals of the! board's? iproposals wcrq: Firstly, that the interests of the Stata were the primary factor. Secondly, that the interests of the individual could not determine his claim, and the question of undue damage ta business must determine whether the) man wore tc Ibe exempted. The council resolved approving the hoard's scheme as outlined, and recommendations on similar lines axe to he forwarded to the Premier.