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8th June 1956, Page 45
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

"More haste, less speed." Yes, but more speed, less waste.

Eleven-day fortnight; ?-day month; ?-day year. And what will the " harvest " be for industry?

That in most British cities the speed of vehicles is regulated by the density of the traffic jam at the time.

That even the one-man bus cannot make a paying proposition of a route where it is a case of onepassenger buses on some stages at certain hours of the day.

That the New Zealand Minister of Works says: " You can't afford to have bad roads," and he has put forward an ambitious road-improvement scheme, delayed only by shortage of labour. That " cheap " and " nasty " are not always inseparables.

That industry must seek high and low for a better plan than high wages for law output.

Somebody wondering if the name of the new secretary of the T.G.W.U. is a good augury for industrial relations.

That it promises plain speaking at any rate.

Of someone prophesying that if the cheap "mud fuel" comes on the market, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will promptly tax it and bring the price up to coal level.

Of new super super petrols in the U.S.A.

That "nylon " is really a generic term for a large number of materials.

That a London cripple has complained to her M.P. about the height of bus steps.

That in steam generation at above 3,206 lb. per sq. in. boiling water turns into steam without change of volume.

That New Zealand, according to the chairman of its Meat Producers' Board, needs more ports and better transport to serve them.

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