LOCAL INDUSTRY

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 21, 25 July 1939, Page 4

LOCAL INDUSTRY

MORE DEVELOPMENT

REVIEW BY MINISTER

A review of industrial development within the Dominion, was given by the Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) in a statement made last night. "The expansion of manufacturing industries continues steadily," said Mr. Sullivan. "The growing interest in the expansion of industry is evidenced in the anxiety of local authorities in their publiclyexpressed desire to have their local claims considered when new factories are to be erected. "The expansion of production and the general tone of buoyancy demonstrates that our manufacturers are eagerly undertaking the task of filling the gaps created by import selection. Paint manufacturers report exceptional business and greatly-increased turnover. Such is the demand for women's hosiery that operatives are now working at top pressure and it has been found necessary for the mills to install extra plant to reach maximum production. "Those firms which specialise in the manufacture of clothing report that there has been a very perceptible growth in the demand during recent months. A new industry that is attracting attention is the manufacture of electric refrigerators, and as a potential industry it holds great possibilities for establishment and extension. "The printing trade and the manufacture of cardboard boxes has received a decided fillip and good business is reported. In this connection it is interesting to note that arrangements are now under way for the manufacture of a full range of printers' inks in New Zealand. There is a growing demand for special inks, and this is to be met by local enterprise. This serves to illustrate that the expansion of one industry may well mean increased activity in several industries in meeting the demand for necessary supplies. "Parchment lampshades find a ready market, and one firm has undertaken the processing of its own paper and is turning out no fewer than 40 styles in this commodity. The plant was designed and manufactured in New Zealand, again proving that the initiative of New Zealand engineers is equal to the occasion."