MANUFACTURE OF BATTERIES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22430, 17 June 1938, Page 8

MANUFACTURE OF BATTERIES

INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY ACT TO APPLY MINISTER’S STATEMENT (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, June 16. A Gazette notice published to-day relates to the decision of the Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. L). G. Sullivan) to declare the industry of “manufacture and/or assembly of secondary or storage cells and batteries, commonly known as wet batteries. or any part or parts thereof,” as subject to the registration provisions of the Industrial Efficiency Act. The notice requires all principals engaged in the industry to forward to the secretary of the Bureau of Industry, on or before July 7 next, a completed form on which certain particulars are asked relative to the businesses concerned. Copies of the forms are obtainable from the secretary of the bureau, or from district officers of the Department of Industries and Commerce at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin,

Asked this evening for a statement on this registration, the Minister said that after a request by the industry, the storage battery industry was recently brought within the licensing provisions of the Industrial Efficiency Act. “A plan is now in course of preparation, but the Bureau of Industry desires to ascertain who are engaged in this industry, and certain relative details, so that no one will be overlooked when discussions are being held regarding the plan,” said Mr Sullivan. “To obtain this information I have decided to apply the registration section of the Industrial Efficiency Act. It would be appreciated if all principals engaged in the industry would co-operate with the bureau by filling in and returning the forms as quickly as possible.” ,