STORAGE BATTERIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23528, 17 June 1938, Page 14

STORAGE BATTERIES

LICENSING OF INDUSTRY PLAN UNDER EFFICIENCY ACT (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 16. A Gazette notice published to-day relates to the decision of the Minister of Industries and Commerce (Mr D. G. Sullivan), to declare the industry of “the manufacture and/or assembly of secondary or storage cells and batteries, commonly known as wet batteries, or any part or parts thereof,” as subject to the registration provisions of the Industrial Efficiency Act. The notice requires all the principals engaged in the industry to forward to the secretary of the Bureau of Industry on or before July 7 next a completed form on which certain particulars are asked relative to the businesses concerned. Copies of the forms are obtainable from the secretary of the Bureau or from district officers of the Department of Industries and Commerce at Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. Asked this evening for a statement in regard to this registration, the Minister said that following the request of the industry, the storage battery industry was recently brought within the licensing provisions of the Industrial Efficiency Act.

“A plan is now in the course of preparation,” Mr Sullivan said, “but the Bureau of Industry desires to ascertain who are engaged in this industry and certain relative details, so that no one will be overlooked when discussions are being held regarding the plan. To obtain this information I have decided to apply the registration section of the Industrial Efficiency Act. It would be appreciated if all principals engaged in the industry would co-operate with the bureau by filling in and returning the forms as quickly as possible.”