MANPOWER DEMANDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 July 1943, Page 4

MANPOWER DEMANDS

MILITARY & INDUSTRIAL NEED OF FACING REALITIES. PREMIER AGREES WITH PRIVATE MEMBER. (By /Telegraph—-Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. An interesting discussion took place during the consideration of the Mines Department vote, in the House of Representatives this morning, on Nev/ Zealand's manpower commitments for the forces overseas and their effect on the Dominion’s production.

The mattej- was raised by Mr Broadfoot, who said he considered production was a mattej' of paramount importance and that the time was overdue when the Government should confer with the United Slates aulhorilies on the question of where manpower would be of the greatest service. The Prime Minister 'Mr Fraser) said he found himself very much in agreement with much ifiat Mr Broadfoot had said. JI hud aheady been decided by Parliament io nifilntnin the Division in the Middle Em.l on lb" advice of the very highest nnlhniilii'ii, Nev/ Zealand had been asked Io inniii tain its Division uj Europe and lo maintain our forces oh long tut '//<’ could in the Pacific. Gm Air Foice was of Al priority. Jn th<- pjodiiGjoii realm, Mr Bj'oadl'ool v/it quji>- /jgfil. and the questh.m o! prodm'lioji, in many insl.uiicc::. eain<- right up ugaliiHl what it. might be irleuj lo do in iv/ifii'l to Ol.ll’ force;: 'J'hr)'('ftj) e il Unlit: sary to adjust mnllnir ni lni ilinti! / Nov, 1 Zeakoi'l Imd ili<? jjgijl u, poll)!

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