ORDERS FOR BLANKETS

Grey River Argus, 10 May 1935, Page 5

ORDERS FOR BLANKETS

FOR UNEMPLOYED Board too late with Them (Per Press Association). AVELLINGTON, Alay 9. The New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation has issued a reply to a statement by lion. S. G. Smith that ’.he woollen mills were not up to the high standaid. which he had previously supposed, because they could not make 27,000 pairs of blankets for the Unemployment Board “as expeditiously as he would like.’’ 'l’lie Federation says: The fault is tiat the Unemployment Board did not decide until last month (April) thft-t it would 'issue blankets to the unem

ployed this winter. Then, months too late, it suddenly resolved to place orders for 27,000 Rail's, 'rhe woollen mills were already working almost to full capacity in manufacturing blankets to meet their ordinary ’trade orders, but they promised tp make every effort to increase their production tlo its maximum to meet also this sudden last-minute rush order given by the Unemployed Board. Blankets are now being made as rapidly as possible, without holding up the ordinary production to meet the needs of the ordinary market.

The Federation states: Hon. Afr Smith is unreasonable in blaming the woollen mills for the fact that these 27,000 extra pairs of blankets, ordered in a rush at the last minute, cannot all

be manufactured and delivered within one month of the order being placed. Surely, the Unemployment Board, with ordinary foresight, might have thought of placing before the month of April its order for 27,000 pairs of blankets that were wanted in May.