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MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATIONS. Tie District Officers of tie Department in tie four ciief centres are closely associated witi tie Manufacturers' Associations, and attend in an advisory capacity tie regular meetings of tie executives. Tie Auckland Association in its forty-seventi annual report records a roll of 292 members. Tie Winter Siow was again ield during tie year, tie financial results being most gratifying. Present indications point to record entries being received for space in the Winter Show to be held from 18ti to 28th July next. The Wellington Association held its thirty-eighth annual meeting on 30th November and reported a membership of 216. The annual exhibition was held during Easter week, and many interestingexhibits of New-Zealand-made articles, showing high-class workmanship and quality, were featured. The association was given practical support of the movement for standardization and simplification by the appointment of representatives on various sub-committees of the Standards Institution. The Canterbury Association's membership recorded in the fifty-fourth annual report was 243. The eighth annual Winter Exhibition was held again in King Edward Barracks. The interest shown in this form of propaganda was demonstrated by the fact that the space available was all booked two weeks prior to the opening-date. The exhibits represented a good many industries and proved of interest to visitors. The work of a sub-committee known as the development of industries committee has devoted considerable attention to the unemployment problem generally and particularly in conjunction with the Boys' Employment Committee, the question of employment of youth. The erection of a permanent exhibition building and office has been under the consideration of the association for some years passed, and it is hoped shortly to obtain the necessary finance to commence building operations. The membership of the Dunedin Association remains at 150. A " Made-in-New-Zealand " Week —15th to 23rd May—was the' association's main propaganda effort this year. This form of publicity is always made possible as far as Dunedin is concerned by the whole-hearted support and co-operation of retailers, and the results of this year's effort have eclipsed those of former years. The press of Dunedin has, as in former years, cordially supported the effort by issuing special " Made-in-New-Zealand " supplements at the commencement of the week. STATISTICS RELATING TO MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. The latest figures available are for the year ended 31st March, 1933. A slight improvement over the figures of the preceding year is shown in the comparison of the two years set out hereunder : —

Analysis of tie data for tie various industries discloses tie following principal differences for tie years 1931-32 and 1932-33. Persons Employed. Increases. —Clotiing, 461 ; meat freezing, &c., 325 ; sawmilling, 196 ; butter and cieese, 146 ; woollen mills, 133. Decreases. —Coacibuilding and motor-engineering industry, 530; general engineering, 362; furniture, 195. Salaries and Wages paid. Tie annual salaries and wages bill siowed a decrease of £594,787, or 4-7 per cent, in 1932-33, tie aggregate being £12,048,148 in 1932-33, and £12,642,935 in 1931-32.

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ear ' Index Numberi, 1932-33 1931-32. 1932-33. (1931-32 = 100). ___ __ _ - Establishments (number) .. .. 4,969 4,993 100 Persons engaged— Males (number) .. .. .. 52,922 52,454 99 Females (number) .. .. .. 15,775 16,467 104 Total number .. .. 68,697 68,921 100 Salaries and wages paid'— £ £ To males .. .. .. .. 11,194,608 10,588,745 95 To females .. .. ..I 1,448,327 1,459,403 101 Total .. .. 12,642,935 12,048,148 95 Motive power (horse-power) .. .. 533,788 642,116 120 £ £ Cost of materials used .. .. 42,343,078 42,600,490 101 Other expenses 9,617,237 10,251,204 107 Value of products 67,813,394 68,138,064 100 «dded value 25,470,316 25,537,574 100 Value of— £ £ Land and buildings .. .. .. 22,988,577 22,909,677 100 Plant and machinery .. .. 42,918,441 42,945,770 100 Total .. .. .. .65,907,018 65,855,447 100