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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20739, 24 February 1939, Page 7

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WANTED FOR NEW ZEALAND SHORTAGE IN AUSTRALIA NOT OBTAINABLE IN SYDNEY

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Received Feb. 24, 11.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 24

Mr J. Hodgens, M.P. for Palmerston North, is going to Melbourne and Adelaide next week. He said roofing tilers, electricians and plumbers are practically unobtainable in Sydney.

PROBLEM IN AUSTRALIA

BUILDERS VERY EMBARRASSED

MANY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

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SYDNEY, Feb. 24

The Premier of New South Wales Mr B. S. Stevens, told the Legislativ

Assembly to-day that the loss of skilled tradesmen to New Zealand in large numbers would be likely to create a difficult problem for builders here, as well as for the Defence Department, and he intends to discuss the matter to-morrow with the New Zealand Government representative.

Melbourne master builders say they will be gravely embarrassed if many men leave for New Zealand. Sufficient work is available to employ every man continuously for 12 months. The New Zealand Government representative in Melbourne, Mr Malcolm, is receiving 30 applications a day, which he will submit to Mr Hodgens when he arrives in Melbourne at the end of next week

GOVERNMENT’S PLAN

JOBS READY IMMEDIATELY (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Thursday “It is a pretty pood indication that the people of Australia are not prepared to accept the philosophy of those who say we are on the road to bankruptcy,” said the Prime Minister, the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, when his attention was drawn to the cable message from Sydney.

Mr Savage said the Government was organising a plan whereby men who came from Australia would be drafted to jobs immediately.

Up to tlie time of leaving his office at Parliament Buildings this evening the Prime Minister had not received the communication Mr Hodgens said in Sydney he was despatching to Mr Savage to explain the position regarding- transport to X»‘w Zealand.