A cheerful group at the Zemba factory, from left, Misses Beverley Davis, Gracie Luke and June King. Right: The forewoman, Mrs M. R. Luke, operating the ironing machine, keeps a happy atmosphere at the factory. INDUSTRY IN NORMANBY by E. V. CRANE Taranaki Maoris are proud of their heritage and their community life and nowhere are they more so than in the small dairying district of Normanby, four miles north of Hawera. However, one of the community's important places of industry for women is not on the farm but through a clothing manufacturer, M. Zemba Ltd. One of several branches of the firm in the North Island—the others are at Inglewood and Wanganui with head office at Wellington—the Zemba factory on the Mawhitiwhiti Road, Normanby, employs a usual staff of between 30 to 40 of which 13 at present are Maori workers. The factory, which has been in existence for about eight years, produces on an average 700 dozen garments of underwear a week and about 130 dozen garments a day. To produce such a large number an efficient, hard working staff is essential. As the manager of the factory, Mr J. Uncles said this week, the Maori workers form an important part of his staff. Generally, they are conscientious, good workers. Through training they have become proficient at their trade. Most are youngsters under the age of 21. The work they do is mainly concerned with the making of underwear on intricate looking machines in a large work shop. The girls are required to do so much work a day and anything over this amount is paid for on a bonus system. They work from 8 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. Other girls are employed packing the articles of clothing for delivery to Wellington. One girl is employed on the ironing machine. When a reporter and photographer visited the factory they could not help but be impressed by the air of happy industry. Some of the Maoris, although obviously taking their jobs most seriously,