BUY IN GISBORNE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11592, 18 March 1932, Page 3

BUY IN GISBORNE

EDUCATING TIIIS ITMLIC. CHAMBER OF COM Al URGE SUGGESTION. COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER CAMPAIGN..: . .. -Suggestions that effort*' Enonid bo made. t<> interest peoples in buying more in Gisborne or, -At least, 111 Now Zealand, were made at Wednesday’s meeting of the Gisborne Clnun),oi- of Commerce nipt a. committee was anpointed to go into the. matter of - tsome effort to ' seen re tins desirable end. Mr. .Tames Clirisp. who brought up the subject. oxnressed the view that some attempt should be made to educate tlie public up to hiiyin.fr'more rf their needs in Gisborne and, it this were not possible, certainty to patronise New Zealand goods. Tie considered that a, commit Lee should be formed to canvas the town and arrange for at meeting of retailers to consider launchin'' a big campaign on tlioso lines. Window-dressing was one of the -mediums which me-dd" effect improvement and a. further step could be the calling of a meeting of consumers to bring Ibe nmt|(;r before their notice.

Air. A. Gough sunnorted the suggestion and eoiiten.ded that a meeting ef women would be thru best p'an, as I!m women appeared to do most ol the buying. ,

hr. IT. ft. Defm-'ta spoke on (.similar lines, and referred to tile large number of parcels arriving here tram outside linns.

Mr. ,T. E. Tonoyeliffe considered that it was I remendously hard to persuade pt-ovilc to luiv at any special piece when buying . elsewhere meant the saving of a. penny or two. Sentiment did not count n great deal when’ iin against bard Tact. Air. Clirisp moved that a coimnitIco of four be appointed to call a meeting of all interested in working out a scheme to encourage’ Inlying in Gisborne, failinir which, in New Zealand- To hiU view. the place to start was among the young. ,

The motion was seconded by Air. Gough. Mr. Y. E. Sanders considered that o committee from those particnlarlv interested could besl hail,-lie any such effort. A strong committee from the retailors seemed to him (lie best plan.

'The motion was carried and the. following were apnointcd the committee: Messrs. Clirisp. Tonevchffe, DeCokla, T. Cm-sen and T,. Aides.