NEARING THE END

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 70, 19 September 1930, Page 10

NEARING THE END

NEY\ T ZEALAND INDUSTRIES DISPLAYS

The very attractive displays of New Zealand-made goods made by many of the city shops during the past week have drawn much interested attention and comment; and those firms which have arranged for working apparatus in their windows have been rewarded with consistent crowds of onlookers. The variety of goods made within the Dominion has been proved by the displays to be much greater than the average person imagined, and the standard of the goods appears to be well up to that of those from overseas. Bugs and other woollen goods have long been known as among the finest products of New Zealand, but New Zealand Industries Week has shown that brassware, stationery, shirts, medals, lingerie, furniture, soap, and brushwaro (to name a few) are among other lines which can be quite successfully made within the Dominion, and shoppers couia greatly assist these "homegrown" "industries if they asked for New Zealand-niado articles when making their purchases. It might be added "and go on asking" for the New Zealand-made article, for although it may not always be procurable, the inquiry itself should stimulate • shopkeepers to supply the goods for. which a consistent demand is made. Those who .want to make themselves fully conversant with the lines and class of goods being manufactured in New Zealand, and have not already done so, should take: the first opportunity of examining the displays both inside the different shops and in the windows, for quite soon New Zealand Industries Week will be over. Although some of the smaller shops will continue their displays until the end of next week, the larger firms find it necessary to re-dress their windows on Tuesday, so that Monday night will see the end | of the special exhibitions of New Zea-land-made goods in their windows. The "Spotting" competition, as advertised, will, also close on Monday night. This evening being the city's "late" night, special interest in all shops making New Zealand goods displays is anticipated. I

An electric heater left switched on all night was responsible for the Fire Brigade receiving a call at 7 o'clock this morning to a city warehouse. The carpet on which the heater stood was badly singed,, but a bucket of water put an. end to the fire.

Messrs. Silverstone and Co. will sell the contents of 21, Governor road, Northland,at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow.