MANUFACTURING PLANTS FROM JAPAN

Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1946, Page 8

MANUFACTURING PLANTS FROM JAPAN

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PART OF REPARAT10NS.

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WELLINGTON, Miuvli 4. Complete ananufaciunng plants froin ! Germany and Japan may come to New j Zeaiand as war reparations, aecording i to a statement by the Minister of In - dustries and Commerce ( llon. 1). G. Eitl | livan). Buildings housing the plants may also Le shipped if it is practicable i to dismantle them. The Minister said reparations of this | class would not be inerely individual i items of machinery and equipment | t'rom broken-doYvn plants. It was Jioped ! that fmns planning to set up new in ; dustries in New Zeaiand would advise J the department of their needs expedi- | tipusly; it might then be possible to ub I tain complete plants niucli earlier than | would otherwise be the case. Requests for plant and machinery i would in no way be regarded as a com- ! mitment to purchase, aithough il was | desired that applications should be | based on genuine proposals, and with bona fide intentions to confirm the requests if equipment is availa-.le. At present a survey of recpiiruments was needed so that claims could be presented to the Reparations Commission. Mr. Bullivan said the main items expected to be available were large and small machine tools of all types, power plants, shipyard and dockvard plant, various types of chemieal plants, r.iil way equipment, plant for processlng ferrous and non-ferrous nietals aml val'ious special and general manufacturing plants.