ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
Letter About Imports
(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, May 12. The Minister of Customs (Mr Marshall) has been asked to make a “thorough investigation" into the needs of the electrical industry, which claims it has been unfairly hit by the extension in the import licensing year. The industry is seeking special consideration for extended licences because of the "tremendous demand” for electrical appliances. In a letter to the Minister, the Auckland Electrical Wholesalers’ Association said that before the extension of the licensing period many of its members had reached the stage where they were unable to import the necessary electrical equipment required for general maintenance and for industry expansion.
The association claims that in spite of the protection given to New Zealand manufacturers, local production was “nowhere near in keeping with the industry’s requirements.” The association's secretary (Mr J. E. Beachen) said today that reports of “hoarding” by importers did not apply to his industry.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29513, 13 May 1961, Page 9
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