MANUFACTURERS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19888, 27 March 1930, Page 8

MANUFACTURERS.

MEETING OF CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION. The executive of the Canterbury Manufacturers' Association met last night. Present: Messrs F. L. Hutchinson (chairman), E. Archbold, B. . Webb, A. M. Hollander, A. M. West, C. S. McCully, F. G. Joyce, F. C. Penfold Val. D. Evans, H. Willis, H. Bradley *W. E. Crompton, J. K. Hay ward, J? 'w J. Belton, S. H. Maddren, A. c' Maxwell, A. G. Cairns. F. I. Boyce, C. H. Burson, J. W. Thomas, R. Spencer, and E. H. Marnner (organiser). _ „ Power Failures.

Mr Webb referred to the decision of the previous meeting to communicate with the District Electrical Engineer regarding failures of Lake Coleridge power, and asked if .any reply had been received. ~ The secretary (Mr D. Hoare) said that-the engineer had been communicated with, but no reply had been received yet. Propaganda Matters. Mr Archbold submitted a lengthy report from the Propaganda Committee It set out that schemes submit-, ted by advertising agencies were too expensive. It was recommended that a scheme under which prizes would be awarded for collections of New Zealand trade marks should be adopted. Mr Maxwell urged that the "School Journal" should be utilised to impress on the school children the importance of buying New Zealand goods. He read extracts from articles published in the Journal dealing with the manufacturing industries of the Dominion. Members recalled that some years ago the Education Department had promised to publish similar articles at least once a quarter; but this had not been carried out.' • Both matters were referred to tlie Propaganda Committee for consideration. Organiser's Report. The Organiser (Mr E. H. Marrincr) in his report, referring to the Special Committee to be set-up by the Government to investigate certain industries —motor vehicles, engineering and metal manufactures, woollens ana ready-made clothing and, hosiery, cordage and twine, and fruit preserving and jam making—set out that the imports in 1928 of these goods totalled £12,800,000. If the Dominion could retain one-third of these imports, he set out it would go a long way to relieve unemployment. Regarding window displays of New Zealand goods, the suggestion was made that it might • be wiser to concentrate on Empire Week, and make a specialty of« New Zealand goods during that period. As it ■was some months since factories had been visited, it was suggested that visits should be arranged; also that visits should be arranged for the elder scholars of the primary and secondary schools. Many applications had been received for space at the Winter Show, and the' advance schedule for the schools was under way, and would be posted shortly. The organiser set out the. results of the consideration of the Unemployment Committee of Hie means to solve the unemployment • {problem—the advocacy of supporting New Zealand manufacturing industries' through-' out the Dominion having been recommended to the executive. ~ The .question of a New .Zealand- shop window display was left over till next meeting. The report was received.