CANCER FUND.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20087, 17 November 1930, Page 16

CANCER FUND.

j A DUNEDIN EFFORT. I j CARNIVAL AND EXHIBITION'. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TILIORAI'-) DUNEDIN, November 10. r J"li o Duneclin Manufacturers' Association lias inaugurated a carnival and exhibition in the spacious drill hall at Kensington and this afternoon, in the presence of a attendance, it was opened by tlio Jrioii. P. A. de hi.Perrelle, Minister I'or Industries and Commerce. Addresses were given by • Sir Louis Harnett (president of the Executive Committee), Mr Jaines (fbairinan oi the committee), and tiio Mayor of JJunedm (.\lr It. 8. Hlaelf). About f.(XX> square feet of space is occupiwl by stalls and practically. every uiaaui'aeturor in Dunedin is represented, about 400 workers lieina «n----jisted to participate! There aro a jmnibe: - of exhibits such as confectionery-making, ina tck-ma ki etc., and every stall- displays nrtk'tm of nianuiiu-tui'e of interest and use to the general public. For pitMSur.i itekers there is heaps of fun, and ii'i tlio cit.v bands are assisting.' -'i ho huge hall with its flags, festoons, sii-i liiaze of light and colour is reminiscent ot a court in the Logan Park Exhibition of 19'20. Tho principal object of ilie carnival is to raise funds, to augment those already in har.d through the offorts of the New Zealand Cnneor Caiiipaign Committee. The Toll of Caacer. Mr de la Fcrrelle, in the course of his speech, referred iu terms of praise to tho decision of the Manufacturers' Association to join .with tho medical profession in arresting, at any late to some extent, tho dread disease of cancer. No lower than 1167 persons died in New Zealand last year of cancer, and during the last ten years cancer caused the deaths of 1:2,1212 persons in the Dominion. In the light ot these liguros, it ivould bo seen how j valunble was the effort cn the part of the Manufacturers' Association to raise funds to fight tile disease. '"Our hop© for the arrest of cancer," he said, -'must bo based on tiro essentials: . . (1) ''The early recognition of the disease and its early treatment. ('2) "The immediate provision of sufficient. funds to enable research work to be conducted and to ensure ample supplies of radium n.nd X-ray equipment for the successful treatment ot the disease."' Secondary Industries. Mr Perrello went on to say that although New Zealand was essentially a primary producing country, its manufacturing industries were by no means insignificant. They were steadily increasing;, and iu 1923-29 gavo employment to y.'J.fiSO people, who received £I7,<XK>,OOO in wages. The value of the raw materials used was JCGO,OOO,O<X>. while £33,000.000 was the value added by the process of manufacture. The total value of the output was £93,000,000 of the 83,($80 persons engaged in manufacturing industries, sixtj>thri>e per cent., or 53.050 persons were engaged in real manufacture, that was. manufacture not closely associated with the great primary industries such a.s meat freezing, saw-milling, etc. While he believed that for many years the prosperity, ami development, of New Zeahrnd. would . bo inseparably wrapped up witli tho farming industries, at the same time it was to the manufacturing industries they must look in great degree for the provision of employment, for the largo number of young people leaving school. The representative nature of the exhibits in the carnival would give visitors an idea of the extensive variety and excellent. quality of tho good.-: produced in New Zealand. Indeed, lie had no doubt many would, feel surprised upon realising what a .large: nutkher of commodities were actually made in New Zealand. Traise for Manufacturers. Sir Louis Harnett said tho action of tho Ot-ago manufacturers in coming to tho aid of. tho Cancer llc.search Committee, at so timely a season and promoting a wonderful exhibition for tho benefit of the campaign, fdled the committee with gratitude and appreciation. Mr James Hogg said ho tieed not stress the importance toHhe Dominion of educating the ybung people to the merits of tho case lor supporting industrial development during a period of intensified unemployment and distress. . • In the. evening, tho public thronged the building and the scene presented was one of gaiety and life.