3 JUNE 1949, Page 18

A TALE OF BRICKS .

Sta,—Though all brickwork cannot be laid at the same rate, it is surely possible to classify most work into a few categories, for which fates could be fixed. The fixing of maximum rates of work has obvious dangers, and should only be necessary on jobs which cannot be satisfactorily inspected. I suggest a minimum rate, with a sliding scale of payment for work above the minimum, the rate per brick falling off at the higher rate of laying. Even if this necessitates extra inspection, both by employers • and trade unions, it might well help to produce the houses so urgently` needed.—