SALVAGE FROM WASTE

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 7

SALVAGE FROM WASTE

PLANS ANNOUNCED BY MINISTER COUNCIL SET UP UNDER MR CHARLES TODD ■ i IPSESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, June 20. “I promised last week that I would announce at an early date the nature of the organisation which has now commenced operations for advising housenumeis, larmers, ana inaustriaiiSLS wnai to save in the way oi wasie products, what to gamer ready for transport to Stitctea ecu ires ana tv nil \viu.ni contact snould be made for putting the salvage or waste campaign imo muiieuiate operation,” said the Minister for Buppiy uhe Hon. i). G. Sullivan) tolugnt. "First it has been decided to protect in every way possible the interest of ail persons, companies, and institutions wno have been making a livelihood or raising revenue by waste collection and merchandising. These undertakings will be woven very closely into the general scheme. Mr Charles Todd, widely known throughout New Zealand as one of the Dominion’s leading ousinessmen, has offered his services voluntarily to lead and organise this important matter. The offer has been accepted by the Government. Discussions have taken place between myself and Mr Todd and . the organisation has been agreed on. The net results from all the waste collected will be paid to patriotic funds. “Mr Todd is inviting a number of men representative of the trade unions, commercial, industrial, publicity, and other sections of the community to form with himself as chairman a directing executive to be known as the Waste Materials Central Council, which will have its head office at 110 Courtenay place, Wellington, and which is commencing operations forthwith in Wellington Province first. Action will be extended to all other provinces and centres, and also to remote districts, at an early date. “The following persons have already accepted appointment to the central council under Mr Todd’s chairmanship: Messrs E. A. Batt and J. M. A. Ilott, both well-known businessmen, Mr John Read, of the Timber Workers’ Union, Mr J, W. Collins, for some years secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce, and recently retired from the position of Trade Commissioner in Canada, and Mr J. R. Middleton, assistant-secretary of supply. The central council will also have direct liaison with the National Patriotic Fund Board through its secretary, Mr G. A. Hayden. “Because of the enormous amount of help and constructive suggestion offered by many people, personally, by telegram, and by letter, there is abundant evidence that the public is behind this effort. These offers and suggestions have been placet* in the hands of the central council. Special instructions will be issued from time to time directing all those who desire to know what to save, how to save it, and how to prepare it for transport to central depots. The addresses of persons and committees in each locality will be made known as soon as possible. “In the meantime, metals, paper, and rags are valuable and should be carefully gathered and made ready in handy places. Lists of other materials will be published later. For any further preliminary information inquiries should be addressed to the Waste Materials Central Council, 110 Courtenay place, Wellington. The Department of Industries and Commerce, through its branches, the Bureau of Industry and the Standards Institute will "be dealing with the associated problem of the elimination of waste.” SAVING OF BONES FOR GELATINE URGED [From Our Parliamentary Reporter.! WELLINGTON, June 20. “We are throwing away a very valuable asset in the bones of calves which are at present made into fertilisers,” said Mr H. G. Dickie (Opposition, Patea), when advocating the use of bones for the manufacture of gelatine and other products, during a debate in the House of Representatives tonight. Mr Dickie said that gelatine was a valuable product in the manufacture of explosives and the glue which could also be made from bones was very useful in the construction of aeroplanes, so that it was important from the point of view of the war effort that bones should be conserved instead of being made into fertilisers. There were about 1,000,000 calves in New Zealand each year and as their bones were particularly suitable for gelatine he suggested that steps should be taken to make use of them in that way.