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DISPOSAL OF
WAR PLANTS
Price List Urged
CANBERRA. — After deciding
which buildings and plant should
be retained for future Australian
defence needs, the Commonwealth
Government should publish a . price
list based on a reasonable deprecia
tion. of all Government-owned war
buildings and plant to be disposed
of.
This decision was reached today
by the conference of Associated
Chambers of Commerce.
Other decisions were: —
Water Resources. — An imme
diate survey should be made, a
plan formulated for water conser
vation and production of hydro
electric power, and the search for
oil in Australia intensified.
Migration. — Federal Government
to be asked to consider measures
essential to increase the Common
wealth's population, including
migration of suitable persons from
oversea.
Trade. — The Government should
declare its intention about the
removal of all control and restric
tion on the free flow of commodi
ties through regular trade chan
nels on the termination of war, or
even earlier.
Food Inquiry Urged — Page 6
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