Hokitika Guardian & Evening star WEDNESDAY, JULY 14th, 1920. INDUSRIAL ORGANISATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1920, Page 2

Hokitika Guardian & Evening star WEDNESDAY, JULY 14th, 1920. INDUSRIAL ORGANISATION.

At a conference held~iasf week, a-t Wei. lington it was resolved to jpecojnjnciuJ the formation of an organisation to he called the New Zealand Manufacturers Association, membership to be open lfy; nil engaged or interested in industrial pursues, employers and •employ ed alike. The four military districts of the Dominion will form the districts of the Association—Auckland,' Wejlingto»j, Canterbury, aijd Otago-Soutbland; each district committee will be empowered to establish subJjmiches within its territory with the consent of the j executive of the Association. I,t js in- [ jtc/jdpd ,tp publish a quarterly journal | dealing .exclusively with the production |of goods wi t thjn New ftgal.and—primary, | secondary, and piauufa.ctnfipg. t \s soon |ss pifcunis.tanc.es permit it is pr.ojpo.sed jpo emhsr.lr ijppji an extensive propa- : gapda campaign, not only in the o ities, | but also in the country districts, in j order to inform couptry resident? ■>( the manufacturing f;lpnb.iliti, es the j Dominion; and also to endtmyopF to ,?bow that there is no conflict of interest ! between flip primary producer and the J manufacturcf.--liptl? occupying imporl tnnt positions in respect pf th,e develop--1 ment of the country especially af the [ present time. Other matters deajt , with included consideration of the inI dustrial development already achieved, j and the margin of industrial production still available to meet the needs if i ,the present population of the Dominion. -The value .to file nation of in dustries was oleariy demonstrated by the figures referring fo -Australian industries which were placed before the committee. Fpom these it 1 appeared that thorp arc many n,ew industries which can be introduced into Now Zealand with very great profit t.o its people, Tlie scarcity of housing accommodation was koenly discussed, but it was thought that the action if the Board of Trade in insisting that ,tlie most essential building work should be done first w.oukl relieve the pressure which, its present, is undoubtedly very great. The question ,of .holding exhibitions was fully discussed, f,h.g unanimous (opinion 'being that the giro at value of exhibitions was their educative

effect, especially upon the younger generation, For this reason ijb was admitted that no opportunity should ho lost of exhibiting all classes of manufactured goods in all parts of the Dominion, Whenever occasion offered.