AUSTERE CLOTHING

Grey River Argus, 31 October 1942, Page 1

AUSTERE CLOTHING

Ministe/s Statement F.A. WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. Referring in tv statement toi-day to the regulations simplifying the manufacture of clothing, Hon. D. G. Sullivan said that the enforcement of tlhose standard specifications was in accord wth the policy which is being (adopted in other Allied countries as a means of conserving manpower and materials. Care had been exercised that neither the general public nor the trade would be called upon to make any’ sacrifices which would not yield a corresponding gain to the war effort. Labour which could be saved in New Zealand clothing industries, he s: id, could be diverted to other fields of production where the need was greater in relation to the war effort. The sacrifices called for were not particularly heavy, and there would still be adequate scope for variety in design. The Minister' paid a 'tribute to the affected trade interests and to all others who had co-operated wholeheartedly with - the Factory Controller and the Standards Institute m formulaiting the specifications. He confidently 'anticipated that the restrictions would be complied with in a spirt of patriotism. A point emphasised by the Minister was that the restrictions applied equally where material for the manufacture of garments was purchased retail and made by private dressmakers, and so on.