LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6495, 15 April 1908, Page 6

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION

IXDrSTKIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING. At tho monthly meeting of tho com-j mit-tec, of the Wellington Industrial As-•Aci.-.tion last ovening further consideration wa.s given to matters affecting the proposal to hold a local industries v.cok, the object of which has been fully explained. Tin- lion. W. Hall-Jones wrote, statin},' that lie was inquiring into the natter of ar.iutiii({ railway excursion ttiie-, in connection with the I'Xia.l mdustiiea week, ;-.n<i would acquaint the association of hia decision m due course. ■jho sooioiary reported that Auckland and Cinistcbnreh had approved holding the local industries week from June -ltn to iuth. Ho bad since seen it '.tated ihal Auckland desired to hold their ex'hibilioii during the visit of the American ..qu.idron. ilr H. 11. beaton moved—" That this association considers that the best time tor holding tho local indtLstries week would be Jrom Juno 4th to 10th." Mr Newton seconded tho motion, which was carried -unaniincuoly. .Mr rieaton, us chairman of the Shopkeepers' Association, asked if it were intended to confine the display simply to local prnductsh Many of tho members of hi.s association were agents for manufacturers i other parts of the Dominion, and iney ilcv-ired to exhibit sonic of those, goods. Tho chairman said that in this instance the word "local" applied to the whole of the Dominion, as was shown by tho proposed interchange of goods trout tho various centres.

.Mr Seaton &uid that in such a caso it would be better to change the name to "New Zealand Industries Week."

Tho secretary stated that the Auckland jind Canterbury Associations were of tho opinion that only a shop-window display should be given. Mr S. Brown: That means, then, that those things which you cannot show in a window will have to be declined. Mr Seaton said there were "30 thops in Wellington, but, of course, the whole lot of thorn would not participate in the exhibition.

The secretary stated that he had received replies from woollen companies, stating that they intended to supply exhibits. It was decided to circularise naamifactnrors of tho intention of holding the display, and intimating the procedure to be followed in making arrangements for window space. It was decided to arrange for a display at tho Technical School daring tho exhibition, and to ask the City Council to havo streamers placed on all thetramcars locally mado during the show week. OTHER MATTERS. It was decided to allow consideration of the proposed carnival week to stand over until after the local industries exhibition had been disposed of. Visiting committees for the ensTiing month were appointed as follows:—lndustries. Messrs W. Cable. G. Winder, and R. D. Haworth; Technical School, Messrs J. P. Luke, J. Danks, and C. Palliser. FBESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, April 14. At a meeting to-day of the commilreo of the proposed exhibition of Now Zealand goods in Auckland, it was resolved that a canvass of all the shopkeepers be made, in order to secure their opinion as to the most suitable date for the exhibition.