NEW ZEALAND FIRST.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 68, 22 March 1927, Page 23

NEW ZEALAND FIRST.

DOMINION-MADE GOODS.

APPEAL for support. exhibition ox civic square. 4 tent exhibition on the Civic Square •te will be opened by the Xew ZealandMade Preference League to-morrow monianci will be continued for three days. !fhe' exhibition represents one of the _ nnV activities undertaken by the L"ue since its recent inauguration, ana tho'e responsible for it hope to develop a sentiment among the people, particularly anion" Vucklanders, in favour of New Zealand-made goods. Twenty-one tents _e bein" erected and the exhibition will have a floor space of 10.000 square feet. It was reported by the authorities to-day that there had been an exceptional demand for space by exhibitors, and that w jjich was available could have been sold twice over. The Firms of Exhibitors. There will be 3S exhibitors as follows:— Kapai torn liroom Co. (brooms): Henderson and Bollard (doors); Winstone, Ltd. (roofing tiles) ; Parker, Ltd. (nalvanised iron^: Nugget Polish Co. (polishes); General Motors. Ltd. (motor cars made in New Zealand); Wiseman. Ltd. (leather goods); W. A. Thompson and Co. (perambulators): Sexton Motors (wireless apparatus); John Burns and Co. (electric radiators and paints); Evans Hooper (agricultural implements); G. A. Bond and Co. (hosiery); Napier Woollen Mills (woollen goods); Big Orange Co. (orange drink); Cattle cake and Oil Co. (linseed oil and cattle cake); J. B. McEwan Co. (pumps); Rushton Motors (carburettor appliance for reducing the consumption of pis); Reed Loom Co. (furniture); J. B. Shacklock and Co. (electric stoves); Palmer, Collins and Whittaker (leather goods); Ambler and Co. (shirts): Borlci, Ltd. (corsets); Dearsleys, Ltd. (boots and shoes); Macky, Logan, Caldwell and Co., Ltd (woollen goods); Wellington Woollen Mills (woollen goods); Onehunga Mills (blankets and rugs); Kaiapoi Woollen Company (woollen goods) ; Le Roy (tents and camping appliances); Colonial Ammunition Co. (ammunition and crown seals); Xestles, Ltd. (Highlander milk) : Tattersfield, Ltd. (hall rugs and bedding) ; S. A. Smith and Co. (Old Dutch Cleanser); Ross and Glendining, Ltd., (woollens and manufactured clothing; Union Oil, Soap and Candle Co. (soap and oil products); J. Pine (sarsaparilla): British Imperial Paint Co. (paints); Mt. Eden Turnery (turned woods); Auto Machine Co. (wire nails); Johns, Ltd. (wireless apparatus). Some of the leading firms are not exhibiting, partly owing to the lack of space and partly because thev are engaged in preparing for their annual displays at the winter exhibition. Woollen Section Leads. All except six of the firms of exhibitors have factories in Auckland, indicating that the movement has been well taken up in the city. The strong representation in the woollens section draws attention to the need of public support for this important industry. The league seeks to achieve its objects not by legislation nor by tariffs, but by the free of the people. The exhibits of Bond : s hosiery and Berlei corsets indicate the recent extension of Australian enterprise n , Doi , ni " ion witi Phasing results. The Colonial Ammunition Co., which is a pioneer in its own class of products in W Zealand, extended its enterprise 12 months ago by setting up a plant for the manufacture of crown seals, of which it is claimed 75,000,000 can be made in a year. An exhibit that also deserves special mention is that of Tattersfield, 2M Ckfrs Tht fl™ em P lo r iD S over w workers. The floor rugs exhibited m its display rank as the most tvpicallv Knr Zealand article in the exWbS. J?" e / hlb,tion °P ens a t » a.m. to-mor-hTrJw En Clal °P enill S ceremony will f Performed by the Mayor, Mr G Ba ' don at 12.30 p.m. Each night the tents ill be open to the public until 10 o'clock w S» b V'T d br "» r Campaign for Members. ?ldi ea 'r d ' n,ade *«»««»« Hon P» "nder the presidency of the Sectors g cn dS ' aDd has a board of business mpn l ° f re P resen tative Messrs. A. Harts w'j T hy and m "- A °Kidd tives of tiio'v ,'. n an are rcpresenta«Srf <? they hope to , officials stat e that associate m Pm T T" 7 thousands of objectives Md? fh su PP or t their league has a L report that the manufacturer! i 7 Peking of the Portion to tli' Wh °l e Status is * ProP%ed i„ their Sories"' Numerous Objectives. '"ay be B°f tlle lea & ue > it educative with a t]l . e7 are ,ar gely Public to'appreciate 1 thp educing the ifl" 1| ;lte the wisdom of jrivmarv second 0 ew Zealand-made pri»2*ss?o rv rts i tic pr°ductsindustries suffi • ,® %elo P the secondary employed Vto absor b the unto provide for tl Gr3 ln . t I he Dominion, and tiop of new rtllera f ld and ea9 7 absorpattractionTo v P % P articu larly the who have cani/T lalandI aland of individuals Pared to eg?,, hp j mvest an d are prefurther ® new industries. A ests of S 13 t0 advance the interne home r *7 P roducers by developing ment 0 f ' and by the establishmodern nlar,f Pr ° P 1 r ' ate indust ries with centres. and e l ul Pment in country members wh? ° n b] f ts are to enrol give nrefpr pledge themselves to Zealn <? e all tlleir P urc bases to a Vm£ product i°ns; to conduct Voug2t£T lgn - iu all its P hases funds w t D< ? mi . m °n; and to raise and otW v Bubscr 'Pti°ns, contributions further tL" eve ? ue i ,r oducing methods to the main objects. Import Only Necessaries." *PokTi?tT ly B , eee ® saries " is one of the structed u tll tha t has been conof N ew 7 J, ® league in the interests out it v -, progreS9 - Tt is pointed come a eal f nd co,lld easily bematerials co ™try and raw final !? e m anufactured to tion. Man v 3 ' Vlthout an y expor taWithin the n • G natural resources ise of scip L„ ° m : mo " require only the their «wT aD mclus trial research for K "I 1 "Potation, a amount of' nnlvn Wltb a greater market 1° support m the home by the fao* quality of production the St?m a+ ory T° rker ' Would provide f or aent problem 6 ' 10n of the nnemployTTi effort is an ambitious »ppe a l • . e new league, and a strong •UPPort In S fi Uo to tlle for tbeir ■8?ods. " cause of Dominion-made