ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 16 August 1935, Page 7

ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURE OF WOOLPACKS. UNEMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY. (By Telegraph — Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Aug. 15. “One of the industries entirely new to New Zealand which lias received assistance during the initial stages from the unemployment fund is the manufacture of woolpacks from New Zealand flax,” said Mr W. Bromley, deputy-chairman of the Unemployment Boaixl, when addressing the Invercargill Central Unemployment- Executive this afternoon. . “At present, though still in the development stage, this industry provides employment to more than 200 persons in; its mill at Foxton, near Palmerston North. The difficulties encountered during the earlier stages of development in producing a pack wholly satisfactory for the purpose appear to have, been completely overcome, and this year’s pack, which I have liad the.’privilege of examining and which has recently been judged as highly satisfactory by-the-,princi-pal woof buyers in England, is indeed a credit to the factory, organiser. _ “Although the perfecting of the product was til© first essential to achieve, that is only a part of the battle in. tile important task qf expanding bur industries. A second factor also of great importance is to educate buyers of wool-packs to insist on New Zealand production.; Until last year the whole of the wool produced in New Zealand was packed in .imported woolpacks. With the advent of a. high class pack manufactured in the country and providing employment to our own people the purchase of imported packs should only he possible beyond the capacity of the New Zealand factory. “If wool growers who themselves have enjoved substantial assistance by wav of subsidies for development work and in other wavs give close attention. ,to this point there will be one new industry firmly established. ’ ’