FOR CIVILIAN SUITS
Some Double Weft Cloth In Australia (Received July 5. 11 p.in.l SYDNEY. July 5. A. percentage of suiting material jnannfaclUl'Wl for civilian use will be of double weft cloth. This decision bus been made by the production executive of the Federal Cabinet following consideration of a report by the Tariff I’oard on woollen and worsted materials. The report disclosed that Ihe best cloth beintf produced under the existing Government restrictions was not (rood wearing and its use involved waste of labour in innkins up. However, the decision to manufacture some double weft, cloth does not mean that any large quantity of this material will be placed on the Australian market in the near future. Since the Cnrtin Government's auster.ily regulations were introduced in 1912. till Australian-made cloth for home civilian wear has been of single weft. Only a small rimount of double, weft cloth for civilian suits Ims been maiiufnetured for export to New Zealand. Textile executives emphasize the difl’erenee in wearing qualities between .single ami double weft materials. The prices for imm's suits of the mor material are expected to be about £2 higher than for the standard single • weft cloth suit.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 239, 6 July 1944, Page 6
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196FOR CIVILIAN SUITS Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 239, 6 July 1944, Page 6
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