CAMPAIGN AGAINST GERMAN TRADE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2774, 18 May 1916, Page 6

CAMPAIGN AGAINST GERMAN TRADE

COLLECTION OF GERMAN CATA- <"■ LOGUES. In connection with the campaign s against German trade which was initi- • ated by the Board of Trade in England ■ in the early days of the war, much good ; .work has been done in bringing to the ' notice of British firms, the nature of the \ goods made by German firms 'which were jnost successmi in securing . trade in ,=: Home, colonial, and foreign markets. In ; tho early stages of the war it was posBible to collect and exhibit for the in- '* Bpection of British firms' the actual goods themselves, and'this Was rapidly done by the. Board of; Trade, trade by trade, until tlie'itime came when no longer possible, to find sufficient ranges of sam- ;; pies to make such exhibitions possible- .... It: was then .decided to make a collectiot .1 nf German catalogues, and to form a .. reference library of such catalogues for .the' benefit of!, those British firms who were desirous of placing on the market > goods in competition with German goods '. '.which had previously been in 'demand. . .!. The' Board of Trade liava now collectr Ed'over-.'3CPO of these catalogues, and that' ■ their; collection has been appreciated by •' British manufacturers is proved by the ; fact that applications for one or more of '' them are being received at the rate of " 1000 per month. The Board of Trade is, however, anxious to make as complete i; b. library of catalogues as possible.; His ■J Majesty's Trade Commissioner in New Zealand is therefore desirous of forwarding such German catalogues as may be procurable on this market. His Majesty's Trade Commissioner would be glad '■ to have' the co-operation of traders in New Zealand, and would be glad to re- .' ceiva any catalogues which they may be able to let .him have/so that they may be sent to London for the purpose indi- , cated, viz., the assistance of British firms , to take advantage of the present opportunity to replace German goods by Brit- ■. is'h on the markets of the Empire. The following is a list of goods for ,' .which catalogues are more especially de- » sired:—Clothing, hosiery, boots and shoes . [manufacturers' catalogues, not mert chants', of those required); filters; domes- * tic brushes and brooms; disinfectants; - educational models; woven fabrics, table - linen and handkerchiefs; fire-places; floor < covers, carpets, mats, etc.; chimneys i (lamp); hardware springs; house furnisli- >■ ing goods; medical requisites; ropes, hemp and wire; ships' tackle; oils and lubricants; belting, leather and cotton; aero- - planes, and accessories for; basketware; carriages and wagons; building materials; electrical furnaces; fencing (wire); flags; bottles; gymnastic apparatus; hospital 1 accessories; ironwork (pipes and tubes): ' cast-iron (weldless,and welded); printers' " materials; saddlery; stationery; wire " goods, gauge screens, etc. " Catalogues of British manufacturers in 's&fisiderable numbers are always avail- "' able for inspection bv-traders in the office ef His Majesty's Trade Commissioner, ' 11 Grey Street, Wellington, ' i .