N.Z. INDUSTRIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11047, 2 November 1921, Page 8

N.Z. INDUSTRIES

COUNTRY'S POSSIBILITIES. * MANUFACTURERS FAVOUR ANNUAL EXHIBITION. A large meeting of the exhibitors or the "Made In New Zealand" industrial exhibition was held at the Town Hall yesterday. Mr C. J. Ward, president of the Industrial Association, occupied the chair, and among those present were Messrs J. W. Oollins, Secretary of the Department of Industries and , Commerce ;. Mr M. Maneon, _ New Zealand Government representative at _ Melbourne; Mr F. Lewis, the Registrar of Patents; and Mr J. A. Frostick (Christchurch). The chairman explained' that the meeting was - the result of a request on the part of many exhibitors who were anxious that the question of future propaganda should be considered. A recommendation, framed by the executive committee, which met onMdnday evening, then came up for consideration. Mr J. A. Frostick (Christchurch), on moving- the adoption of the recommendation which; in effect, was that an annual exhibition should be held, referred to the immense quantities and variety of our. raw materials which lent themselves to manufacture. New Zealand was practically the same area as Great Britain; and. the Canterbury province, .small when compared with some others, was yet four million square miles larger than Belgium. When it was considered that the Lowland country’s trade was per" annum, it would be realised of what our own land was capable' once it had' the population. Mr Frostick mentioned the desire of the Industrial Corporation of -New Zealand to hold an annual show, and moved. in flhe direction of the resolution, of which he heartily approved. A PRESSING NEED. Mr H. Holland (Christchurch) seconded the resolution. He considered that the pressing need was to educate the .people of the Dominion' as to I their industries. He. himself, had had no notion of our resources previously! We had every' reason to be proud of our manufactures, and all that was necessary was for thorn to be kept before the public. The .motion was: (a) "That a recommendation be made that at least once in everv year an exhibition of secondary industries be held, and, if considered desirable, be combined with primary industries if possible’’} and (b) "that a Dominion exhibition of secondary industries should be held once in every four years in each centre, thereby securing an exhibition of secondary industries in some part of NeW Zealand once in every year.’’ It was carried' unanimously. A REQUEST FROM! WAIKATO. Mr J. W. Oollins, Secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce, stated that he hadi been in communication with thq secretary of the Waikato Show, the authorities of which desired the consent of exhibitors to a display of manufactures at their winter show in 1922. If necessary a special building would be sot aside tor these exhibits. The department was very willing to assist m this matter, and ivouldi appoint a special committee to select those manufacturers who were considered to be representative if desired. Along with the Minister and himself, Mr Lewis, Registrar of Patents, had visited the exhibition, and had brought under their notice the need for co-operation between manufacturers. Mr . Lewis . stated that the Patents Library consisted of about €OO,OOO English. specifications and drawings, and represented the developments of industry for the next five or ten years. Descriptive nptes of the library would) be handed the secretary for distribution. POSITION IN AUSTRALIA. Mr Maneon spoke briefly/ .but in high terms, of the exhibition. He sketched the Australian system of a "Manufacturers’ Week/’ at which substantial prizes were given for the 'beet exhibition of each class of goods. On the other side of the Tasman there was the same, prejudice against home-Inade goods as existed here; but this could be overcome. On the motion of Mr W. R. Hayward, it was resolved to write to the Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. E. P. Lee), thanking him for his interest and support. This was carried bj- acclamation, and the meeting end-