HOSIERY

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1940, Page 8

HOSIERY

WARNING BY MINISTER

: (Per Press Association—Copyright) , V -j.-- v- tp-.-v • - ';•••■/- ' feV WELLINGTON, December 6. ; ..“J:will be glad to go into the whole /position of licenses ,in connection with j silk, woollen,' and cotton hosiery, but ; i it is im/ortjant to draw members’ atten--1 tion, to 1 the fact. \ that.- by, ; asking a question like ’this' /they immediately [accentuate the difficulty, they refer, tp,’;: [said/feiie /''Minister' for Customs, the [Hon. W. Nash/when" replying .-in the i House 6f Representatives to-day to an' 'urgent.' question' asked ‘by Mr! W. J.Brpadfqot (Ntitional, Waitomo). Mr Broadfbot dsked whether the Minister would issue 'licenses for the importation of ‘ ,i. Sufficient quantity of woollen hose 'fromi Gfeht 1 Britain to meet the requireimetits 'of next winter. He also asked ijf Mb Nash -would'favourably. consider. . allotvin g cotton, hose 1 to come in from Great Britain to meet the needs of workers ik factories and shops and on farms. 1 He ; said the demand for lowerpriced cotton and woollen hose was very great.’ '"V ' “Every question of that type extends the difficulty,” Mr Nash said.' He. said that'suck "queries, in effect, urged the people tb buy 'before.'the. shortage mentioned became : acute. A recent case occurred outside the House when, it was suggested'that there was a shortage of tea. A fortnight after the suggestion was made there was a real shortage, though -more tea had been imported than in the previous year. “Every time such a question is asked I guarantee there is a run on the commodity" next day,” Mr Nash added. Mr W. J.' Poison (National, Stratford): Then what do you suggest members should do ? Mr Nash: Go to the Minister and ask sfihe question. ' ' . Mr Brtiadfoot: Will you practice that when you are in opposition? (Laugh- i ter).