New Britain herald., 1917-08-07

present agree. One objection rejects an application but this decision is not final. The representative of the in- terested department may withdraw the application and refer the matter through the chief of his department to some one representing the Minister or Munitions (who is the final au- thority) for example the assistant sec- retary of the Ministry It is stated that in practice the number of cases in which the action of the commit tee has not been accepted as final has been remarkably few.
 At the outset and for five or six months the priority committee acted only on cases presented to it by the government departments or by man. ufacturers, according to the National Chamber committee bulletin. It grad ually became clear that these cases represented only a fraction of what the committee could do with advan- tage. Therefore in March, 1916, there was issued an order which became famous in the English industrial world as Circular l. 33." This creat- cd the semi automatic machinery under which manufacturer in- structed as to priority by the com mittee could himself issue certificates to bring about similar priority on materials of sub-contracts for his contract.
 How Work Is Classified.
 "Circular l. 33" was revised on March s of this year and now by or der of. the minister of munitions all , persons engaged in certain industries have their work divided into three classes-A, B and c. A is war work, B other work of national importance, and c is all work not comprised ill the other two.
 Class A comprises work or material wholly required as a component part of any work or goods to be carried i out or supplied under
 (a) A government war contract which signifies: Any contract placed by the admiralty, the war off, flee or the minister of munitions; 2- Any contract for naval or military 1 placed by an allied gov ernment by or with the consent in | writing of the admiralty, the war office, or the minister of munitions.
 (b) Certified war work which sig 1 nif1es: 1-Work on a contract or or l der which the admiralty. the war Of IlSc, oI lle I1lulSIeT Ol IIlullllOuS IlttS certified in writing to be war or mu- milton work; 2-Work which the min. ister of munitions has directed to be ! treated on an equality with war work. I
 (c) Merchant shipping work cer 1 tified in writing by the board of trade 1 to be munitions work.
 The priority branch grants priority l in class as follows:
 1-MuSt urgent war work
 Every urgent war work. 1
 3-Urgent war work and
 War work.
 In addition there is an emergency ] which takes precedence l over all.
 Where Priority Control Exists in
 England.
 The industries affected by the prior i; ity branch are as follows: All trades | and manufacturers in or of metals, | machinery, agricultural implements and vehicles; the repairing of ma chinery or plant for use in industry: woodworking.
 Also pottery and glass trades; buildings and works of construction; textile trades and manufacture; lin- oleum oilcloth and table baize man. ufacture; rope twine, and line trades and manufactures; manufacture of coal tar products, dyestuffs, and other chemical products; manufacture of lubricating oils, and other lubricants, oil seed crushing.
 And the manufacture of soap and candles fertilizers, paints, colors, and varnishes, baskets and wicker work; letterpresses and lithographic print ing: papermaking; leather trades and manufactures; boot, shoe and clog manufactures; manufacture of coke, rubber. trades and manufacture; wa terproofing of fabrics of paper; elec- tricty, gas and water services; stone, marble, granite, and slate quarrying,