NEW ZEALAND-MADE GOODS

Otago Witness, Issue 4032, 23 June 1931, Page 29

NEW ZEALAND-MADE GOODS

«g> PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN GRANT FROM UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD. WELLINGTON, June 19. The forthcoming campaign on behalf of New Zealand-made goods was outlined by the Minister of Labour (Mr S. G. Smith) in a statement on behalf of the Unemployment Board to-day. He made it clear that the grant of £BOO by the board towards the campaign was in no way a donation to the Manufacturers’ Association.

The manufacturing industries of the Dominion, the Minister said, are experiencing the full effects of the depression in trade, and the consequent lack of sales has resulted in the services of many of the employees being dispensed with. The progressive increase in the number of unemployed is largely due to the tremendous decline in the business transacted by these industries, and in an endeavour to re-awaken public interest in locally-made products and with the primary object of enabling employees to get back to their special jobs, the Unemployment Board recommended to the Government the advisability of instituting a publicity campaign to stimulate the demand for all New Zealand-made goods. This interest in industrial progress is an integral part of the Unemployment Board’s functions, and the Government cordially endorsed the recommendation. The question of financing the campaign, which is estimated to cost £l2OO, has been decided, added the Minister, by the board agreeing to make available the sum of £BOO on condition that the members of the Manufacturers’ Association, who would benefit indirectly, contributed -one third (£400) of the total. This is not in any sense a grant to the Manufacturers’ Association any more than the Unemployment Board’s subsidy under the No. 2 scheme was a grant to householders, or the subsidy under schemes 4A and 4B was a grant to the farmers. The board’s chief concern in these cases was to provide openings for unemployed men and not to benefit the farmers. THE CROMWELL EFFORT The Hall Committee of the “ Made in New Zealand " Industries Exhibition, to be held in Cromwell this week, met in the Council Chambers on Thursday night, Mr John Stephens presiding. A considerable amount of correspondence from various manufacturers was submitted, and the secretary advised that display goods would be coming forward by rail from Dunedin on Friday, so that all would be in readiness to commence the arranging of exhibits on Monday morning. Additional exhibitors from the list previously published were D. W. Johnson, Ltd., and the Home Heating Supplies, Ltd.

It was resolved to reserve space for a display of bottled fruit from the agricultural clubs’ competition in fruit bottling. The Mayor (Air Roberts) announced that Messrs Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., of Dunedin, bad offered to lend the committee all coloured lights required- for the illumination of the town and halls. Mr John Stephens moved that Mr J. L. Stewart Wright be appointed supervisor at the three halls, with complete control. This was seconded by Mr Roberts and carried.

Reports were received indicating that the exhibition would be patronised by people as far afield as Makarora and Oturchua.

The Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Ltd., advised that it would have pleasure in broadcasting an announcement regarding the New Zealand Industries Week in Cromwell as a news item from stations 2YA, 3YA, and 4YA. The secretary advised that a great many of the Dunedin business people intended coming through for the closing night, Saturday, June 27.