N.Z. INDUSTRIES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 June 1924, Page 5

N.Z. INDUSTRIES

CONFERENCE AT AUCKLAND

FOODS MISNAMED BRITISH

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, June 12. Delegates to, the annual conference of the Industrial Corporation of New Zealand were accorded a civic welcome at the Town Hall this morning by the Deputy Mayor (Mr. Baildon). Last year’s resolution, relating to the conditions under which the corporation would support the New Zealand and South Seas exhibition at Dunedin, was rescinded. The Christchurch delegates dissented. Eventually it was decided: “That the conference, as representing the manufacturers of the Dominion, cannot as an organisation support any exhibition enterprise displaying foreign goods.”) It was also decided to refer to each association for individual action the question of dealing with the exhibition of New Zealand goods at Dunedin.

-Mr. L. R. Partridge (Wellington) brought up the question of the method, of the purchase of supplies by shipping' companies trading to New Zealand, their present policy being to buy all requirements in Britain. He moved that the companies be requested to buy a fair proportion of supplies required for the Homeward voyage from New Zealand manufacturers. The motion was carried. A. and P. associations are to be asked to co-operate. Mr. Allum moved: “That the attention of the Government be directed to the anomalous and unfair position arising from the fact that goods can he declared of British origin, provided the cost of production is not less than 25 per cent. British, and we therefore request that raw materials to be used by New Zealand manufacturers shall be duty free. In regard to the first point, we suggest that not less than 75 per cent, of the cost of production shall be British instead of the present 25 per cent.” A motion in favour, of 75 per cent, was carried unanimously, and the reminder wa s amended to read: “That the conference requests that the duty on all raw materials used by New Zealand manufacturers be remitted so long as such raw materials are not produced in New Zealand.” •

Mr J. W. Collins (secretary of Industries and delivered an address to the conference on the fostering of industries, urging the need for systematic propaganda in the interests of New Zealand industries.

The conference carried a resolution favouring the application of a daylight saving scheme ail the year round, but affirming that in the first place the scheme should be applied to the summer months only.