TYRE INDUSTRY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 191, 14 August 1931, Page 7

TYRE INDUSTRY

OBJECTION TO A CLOSE CORPORATION STATEMENT BY MINISTER. WELLINGTON, Aug. 11. Complaints from Lie member for Avon (Mr Sullivan) that the Government had not encouraged tho formation of a tyre manufacturing company m Christchurch were answered in the House by the Minister ol Industries .uid Commerce, the Hun. P. A. de la Perreile, who detailed the proposed company’s requests for prot.cclion. “This industry,” said the Minister, •‘will import its rubber from Singapore, and the promoters made a recommendation that there should be an extra duty on English tyres so as to protect their industry, also a request that no company shou.d be permitted to establish a similar industry in New Zealand for a number of years. “If any member of another party has made such a proposition,” declared the Minister, “1 am quite sure that the member for Avon and other members of the Labour Party would have taken considerable exception to such a close corporation.” The Industries and Commerce Department, concluded Mr de la Pcrrelle, was quite' enthusiastic in helping industries along, but it had to be realised that the Government could not assist where there was no hope of success. Many industries had been started with no chance because inexperience had been at the head of affairs.