"NOT MADE IN NEW ZEAWD."

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 115, 17 May 1909, Page 8

"NOT MADE IN NEW ZEAWD."

SOME FALSE PRETENCES. A shopkeeper vigorously uttered a complaint to-day. A rival in business, he said, had put a "Made in New Zealand" card over goods which were manufactured thousands of miles away from this country. He did not wish to specify die tratle — because there was more than enough bitterness and petty jealousy at present among those concerned in it— but he did think that such unfair practices would reduce "industries week" to a farce. The cards which provoked this protest had been removed on Saturday. ; When told about this incident, Mr. H. F. Allen mentioned that he had noticed several similar instances of "the wolf in sheep's clothing." He had seen in the New Zealand credentials flourished over goods which had obviously come from abroad. He had also observed other procedure which did not seem to be fair. Ho had seen the New Zealand posters, imitated in colour and general design. The print did not specify "made in New Zealand," but the general effect was to lead the spectator to believe that articles, which were of foreign make, were produced here. He was deceived himself for a moment or two by one of these mock fiosters, but a closer inspection soon disclosed the truth. One shopkeeper, who applied to Mr. Allen for cards, was asked what kind of goods he was showing. "Oh, New Zealand goods," he replied, after a pause. Pressed for details, he murmured "tea." "I suppose the wrappers were made up and printed in New Zealand," hazarded the secretary, and the 'response was a confession that everything, tea and package, came from Ceylon. Various facts connected with misrepresentation or pseudo-misrepresenta-tion will be brought up by Mr. Allen at the next meeting of the promoters of Industries Week. Some shopkeepers urge that next year an effort should be made to have the displays under one roof, instead of in separate shops. Also some of the shopkeepers say that it is not in their interest to "push" New Zealand goods, because they make more* profit out of importations, and this resurrects the oid problem of the tariff, the question whether some New Zealand industries are sufficiently protected.

The Town Clerk of Wellington (Mr. J. R. Palmer) has received from the Shipwreck Relief Society of Wellington its donation of £200 to the Penguin Eelief Fund. Two cabdrivers — James Reid and Allen Smith — were each fined 20s, with costs 13s, in the Magistrate's Court to-day, for furious driving in Willisstreet on the evening of the Bth instant. It was stated that they were racing along the thoroughfare. Reid at the time had no lights, and was consequently mulcted in a further sum of 9s. Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonakl, Ltd., insert particulars in our auction columns of a sale of household furniture and effects, their rooms, on Wednesday, at 1.30 o'clock; also a sale of jewellery, clothing, etc., in the bankrupt estate of T. G. Botterill, on Friday, at 11 o'clock a.m Messrs. J. H. Bethuno and Co. announce in our auction columns that tomorrow (Tuesday), 18th instant, and Wednesday, 19th instant, commencing each day at 10 a.m., at the residence, No. 223, Wellington-terrace, under instructions trom Mr. T. E. Donne, who is leaving for England, they will sell the whole of his _ household furniture and appointments. This comprises contents of drawingroom, dii ingroom, hall billiardroom, study, five bedrooms, kitchen, storeroom, balconies, and laundry. His collection of oil paintings and water colours, and also his collection of Maori and other curios, will be offered at the same time and place. The catalogue contains 780 lots. These are now _ available, and may be obtained on application or will be posted to any address The furniture will be on view on mornings of sale. At 2 o'clock to-morrow Messrs. W. H. Morrah aud Co. will sell by public auction, in their rooms, Willis-street, household furniture and effects. At 2.30 o'clock, a set of jeweller's working tools and a set of twenty volumes of books, with bookcase, will be sold. Messrs. Arthur Warburton and Co. draw attention to a family re&idcnce of ten rooms on Wellington-terrace placed in their hands by Mr. T. E. Donne for private sale, Particulars appear in advertisement en another page.