SILK STOCKINGS SHORTAGE
MINISTER’S EXPLAN ATION (From Our Parliamentary Reporter) Wellington, This Day. The shortage of silk stockings had irisen because of the enlistment of
skilled male operators in the arme< forces and the sinking by enemy actioi of additional plant arranged for. tin acting-Prime Minister (Mr Nash) re vealed in a written reply to a questioi in the House of Representatives yester day afternoon. Mr H. Atmore (Independent. Nelson had asked on behalf of the Hon. W. K Barnard (Democratic Labour. Napier
i tain stockings from Australia 1 Mr Nash added that adequate licensee ■ had been issued for both raw material and plant, if they could be secured * The supplies of local manufacture ■ would be increased shortly, and in the meantime the Government was giving 1 attention to securing more equitable • distribution of supplies. The present 1 production amounted to 3.000.000 pci ■ annum.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 7 August 1941, Page 3
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