PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES ARE IMPROVING

Grey River Argus, 24 February 1949, Page 5

PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES ARE IMPROVING

P.A. NEW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23 Plumbers’ supplies have improved slightly during 1948, and the prospects for 1949 are that this improvement will be maintained. This assessment was given by the president, Mi A. C. Hinman, of Wellington, when the New Zealand Hardware and Plumbers Merchants’ Guild held jts annual meeting at New Plymouth codanie output of cast iron enammelled baths by a New Zealand firm was about 10,000 for the year he said. These were supplemented by small quantities from Britain and by several thousand pressed steel enamelled baths also from Britain, but the shortage had still not been overtaken. Brassware for houses was still short in spite of an improvement m the New Zealand production. Sanitary earthenware supplies had improved considerably, and copper and lead products were available in reasonable quantities, but iron and steel Products were still scarce, and were likely to be for some time. ‘ Officers elected were:—President, Mr A. C. Hinham; vice-president, Mr F A Compton (Auckland); Dominion Executive, the chairmen of the provincial associations.