BUY N.Z.-MADE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11592, 19 August 1931, Page 5

BUY N.Z.-MADE

AYOULD REDUCE UNEM.PLOYMENT CONSIDERABLY.

BETTER THAN INCREASED DUTIES ON IMPORTS.

PEOPLE NO AY HAVE CHANCE TO CORRECT PAST MISTAKES.

(Press Association )

AVELLINGTON

August 18

Air. AV. H. P. Barber, chairman of the Wellington AVoollen AJanufacturing Coy., addressing shareholders at the annual meeting, said that,- in his opinion, the ordinary type of unemployment was reducible in ldrge degree by any Government courageous enough to stop or greatly reduce the dumping of goods of no real instrinsic value. He. strongly advocated such a course as being a good deal better than putting up the ad valorem duties. If one-third of GiQ value of imported woollens wore ordered in the Dominion, ali the existing mills wuld be running to capacity.

“I am glad to know,” he continued. “that there is a well directed campaign at present urging greater support for New Zealand-muiLc articles, and should the converts not stop at lip service, the people ought to benefit greatly by the tardy effort to correct the past mistakes of shutting out many of thq rising generation from obtaining suitablo work. Tho importance of support for local industry has been brought home to many by the unhappy state of trade, which, is teaching rather painfully- an elementary lesson in economics.”