Our Industrial Problems. 
admitting special machines, not made lo- 
rally, duty free, and by reducing the cost 
»f complete patent fees to £1. Even if the 
Patents Office showed an  anuual loss, it 
would be worth while if our people were 
ancouraged to think and invent and get 
srotection for their ideas for a nominal 
mm, 
Excessive drinking, smoking, gambling, 
ind importations of luxuries should be dis- 
souraged as much as possible by very 
jeavy taxes, and the taxes thus raised 
should be earmarked and applied to the 
‘heapening of locally-produced necessaries. 
sch as foodstuffs, clothes, ete. This could 
se done by assisting the establishment of 
sompanies operating co-operative societies 
yr stores in every centre of population. 
Summary. 
In conclusion, the solution to our indus- 
rial problems would appear to lie in the 
sarrying out of the ideas now summarised 
1s follows:— 
(1) Greater production and more effi- 
vient work necessary to create greater 
wealth. 
(2) Educational propaganda through the 
Press and otherwise to influence public 
-hought on the need of greater produe- 
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(3) The formation of an association by 
aminent patriotic Australians to be called 
the Production Share Party, with un 
limited membership, to preach the doe- 
tvine, “Increase Production and Share 
Wealth.” 
(4) The enactment of a law assigning a 
definite percentage of revenue or produc- 
tion (apart from wages) to employees, or, 
alternatively, a conference of employers 
and employees’ representatives to meet 
and agree on a share in production. 
(5) A relationship to be established be- 
tween profit and revenue by an auditor- 
arbitrator. 
(6) Overtime and overtime rates to be 
abolished as far as possible. 
(7) Industries to be organised to give 
aach employee annual leave. 
(8) A special industrial statistical staff 
to be maintained by the Commonwealth 
SFovernment. 
(9) Inventive thought and ideas to be 
mmeouraged by reducing patent fees. 
(10) Labour-saving machinery to be free 
»f duty and taxes. . 
{11) Drinking, smoking, gambling. and 
mportation of luxuries to be heavily 
taxed in favour of necessaries. } 
(12) The formation and preferential 
treatment of co-operative societies and 
stores. 
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