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MATERIAL FOR SUITS

HALF TO BE HELD FOR ® RETURNED MEN * (From Our Parliamentary Reporter.) , WELLINGTON, July 20. j Instructions have been given that at c least 50 per cent, of the material available for men’s suits must be held to meet the needs of returned servicemen. This was disclosed by the Minister of Supply (the Hon. D. GT. Sullivan), in the House of Representatives to-day, when he was explaining the difficul- J ties in meeting (he demand for suits. < Mr Sullivan said that both Great ! Britain and Australia had quota restric. J tions on the export of cloth, and there * were internal difficulties in New Zea- | land because of the shortage of man- 1 power. i The statement by another member ' that normal requirements were 300,000 1 suits a year, and that last year’s pro- ! duction was only 27.000 suits, was ex- I aggerated. Normal annual requirements were 250.000 suits, and last year’s production was 80,000 suits. Pos- 1 sibly the member had been confused by the production of 27.000 suits in the . first three months of this year. The \ Government was concerned about sup- j plies, particularly for returned men. Mr F. W. Doidge (Opposition, Tau- \ ranga): What about the price? . Mr Sullivan replied that suits were among the stabilised items. While it , was possible to oay about £2O, suits could be obtained for less than £lO. , Mr P. G. Connolly (Government, > Dunedin West): Eight guineas, , Mr Sullivan said that some members of the House, including Mr T. H. McCombs. and, he thought, Mr Clyde Carr, had bought suits at that price. Mr W. J.’ Poison (Opposition, Strat- t ford): I wish they would tell me the i name of their tailor. i Mr A. S. Richards (Government, * Roskill): I shall be pleased to do so. J

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Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 2

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MATERIAL FOR SUITS Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 2

MATERIAL FOR SUITS Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 2