OPTIMISM CAMPAIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18819, 6 March 1931, Page 9

OPTIMISM CAMPAIGN.

MANUFACTURERS’ PROJECT. INCREASE IN DEPRESSION UNWARRANTED. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, March 5. The presidents of the Manufacturers’ Associations in the four main centres met at Wellington to-day to discuss proposals for expansion of industry, as a means of solving the unemployment problem. Another reason for the meeting being called by the president of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation (Mi: G. Finn, Auckland), was the sudden steepening of depression, and the need for devising ways and means of launching an optimistic campaign. In his opinion, said Mr Finn, the Increase in depression was unwarranted, for the position in relation to minerals, and primary produce was Improving. Indications were that the world’s markets were much more premising than they had been for the past six months.

Other presidents, Messrs I. Woolf (Christchurch), J. T. Spears (Wellington) and W. G. Kendley (Dunedin), were all in agreement with Mr Finn

It was decided to take necessary steps to launch a campaign. The meeting passed the following resolution:—

“That this federation generally appreciates the Prime Minister’s determination to stay the economic drift and, stabilise the national interests."

It was decided to forward a copy of the following resolution to the Institute of Architects :—“This Federation respectfully requests that your Institute stresses upon its members the present need of giving relief to unemployment by specifying materials of New Zealand origin and manufacture wherever possible.”