MILITARY BOOTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2551, 27 August 1915, Page 3

MILITARY BOOTS

' j DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. . 'A deputation, consisting of Messrs.' B.' Mapplcbeck and Ward, representing tho Wellington Branch of tlio New Zealand Boot Manufacturers' Association, interviewed tlio Hon. A. M. Myers, ! Mjnister in Charge l of Munitions and I Supplies,, in reference to the allocation of orders to fulfil,the D (.-fence De- . payment's requirements; i audi also to ' fchs. kind of boot most-suitable for' men ■eigage'd in military' work. — It' was 'suggested that a proportion ofrorders for Army boots bo allocated to Wellington, and that the Wellington Branch of the .New' Zealand Boot ' . Manufacturers'- Association should deal with the orders'and decide who amongst ] ' £te members should supply the Depart- 1 ! ment's requirements. Reference was ' . niide to the at present complied-.With I 'by various manufacturers. The; desirability' for uniformity -.of. sain- ■ pje and--tho • standardizing of lasts i was ; urged by the deputation. , The : question of local inspection in the fac- : tones during.thecourse of manufacture ; instead of -the inspection of the' finished j article atthe store in Wellington was 1 : also submitted to the Minister as being j ■ an advantage both to manufacturers , ' and. to the Government. The incon- j venience. resulting from delay in receiving payment for goods supplied was also pointed out. . 'In reply, the Minister stated that ho | was now having collected; very full in- t formation as. regards future military i requirements. It was his intention to 1 look sufficiently far ahead to ensure < • etch distribution of orders as would 1 bi fair both to, employers ; and em- 1 pbyees." Ae to tlie. question of local £ inspection,. the Minister . thanked the ' deputation for the / suggestion;' He < w&uld • cause inquiries -to be - ; made for < :*sifßcient'infomatioiv'to enable him to consider the proposal. The question of i ■ vijyirig samples - was already receiving. ( ; tVe consideration, of' the Supplies/Board; U ofjAdrice that was with him' '• • iri-connection with 'supplies to the milit- • ai7 . ; ;'authoritiesi ' Any information , in tßis' connection that could be placed / at the dsposal of 'tile board would be - ' ' ciirefully gone ,into. - The Minister pro- ] DjTsed to look into the matter of delay' J in receiving payment for goods sup- ; pIM- : ■ , ]