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Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1921, Page 4

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Eli IMF MINISTER'S ADVt'F. WELLINGTON'. Oct. 27 The exhibition of goods trade in New Zealand by New Zealand workmen limn New Zealand raw' male: ml wa . n’mildly opened in tin- Wellington loan it.nl this Ill'll-: noon by the I’.ime Aliubier. .Mr Massey was accompanied by the lion E. R. I .oi-. .Minister of I ndust nus and ('ninnienv. and the I' on • Rownic Stewart. .Minister of < nstntns. as well as by a large number of nn'inhors of the House ol Rep: csentat ii os.

A Stirring appeal on boliali ol ' 1 industries of New Zealand was made I,v the I’rilin' Aliuistei in bis spei-c'n. Of tbe manufactures of Nc .v Zealand. said Air Massey, the people should he proud : be believed they wi old g" - 1 long way towa ds !C-Ri:m; tin- pinsperitv of the country. They had ar-m-oil at that stage in the country’s Ills to:-,- when it Hits becoming impcrativi make tl.c best uses of their raw ilia tcrinls. It lias an extraordinary l ßing (bat. when wool dropi.o.l. depn-ssioi l iilii -■ .H. but lie did not think it wa going to last long. They’ we.e i cndni; their wool -stlell of it as was hot alle. New Zealao-.l imlus: no- ext: acted tliei sliaie —to be made up it'Li a '■> h s o clothing. Dll the other side. 1 e had :

remarkable unnikoi ol iiiqtti ms lor oar wool pr lim-tespecially mgs. in the United State.-, Ctinada and C i-a- I '■ ,ai:i. lie was piesel.ted inn a rug mainline!'iroil at M-isgie! at "’at l '■ in the heart of the, woollen imlus'r> :u England. New /cal md lon dal A 11 , ~..i Pi-mat"!, and t : c a,so in w.> g" ■ , ■ v was just as good inditing made in Ni >• Zealand from oil! ""'- l !IS l " ,l ' u ' in a,iv otbe: country. Wl.y. H.cn dn (he ; e iph- ask for He Nc v /.-aland made article:- ( Apnl :iGe> Tinning to o !ci niaiiillai-uncd pro-d-ict s the R inn- Al mis er |i •t- ■ -'d 111 I— 1 -'-; 1 wine, lot- example, was u, m 11 quantities in Canada and me States, w heal growing corn,its a | ()VV went l»> 11»«‘ cMll 14 ‘ ' ,HH back ill the foini of snap, while theie were factories 1-,-tc a'l- l" »»» that household ssßy. I " ,„rie- a ale ; o .:! mm "w • >" 1 '> 1

Illitlgh. ••i'EDRI.E MUST SI I’! DR I INDUSTRY.”

"Ii lie arc going to encourage -cc n dmy industries, llie people miisi -land behind them." said Air Alassey, amid applause. "Tak-. I’m install -e. on- ol oil i cli ie! in oihtrl.s, coal. : 1.-" e I s enough ci.al in tic r. nil! i-.tokc p I larp.cst popilhitln.l New Zealand will carry im a ; hottsund veal -. lam not I c lice l ilia oil .111 -section . I t.a- I o 1111 i:y lam siitisiicd to lei bygones 111- bygones bit I 1101-c ,-. e will lie aMr !,, , at ail l lie i oal we lequire Hom ottr

11w ,i miO'---. \A -- 11-: - 1 ‘ 1: I 1 ’ 1 1 p--: : h ’l|a rl\ sic. i cssl t! I in till- a.anil'::: Ilf of iimi lam no! an c-.p.-rl, Im I l.e---iic-- tile •, 11 : 1 1 1 1 yof iron ~c:i is :' gn‘- I as iii anv oiiici country, a.id tln-ie me millions of ions ol iron-,ami .•ivnilnble.” M, Alassey reitufiited bis i-xpcricucc in England, in watching the ex|a-iimeiit with New Zealand , misand at Darlington. Up to a cm tain s -v it was p le.-tlv si.ci essi ol but tin- i- n th::i aro.-e then was ivla-.I er t..cy ■>-'> | tikl n.> able to provide elect l icity at : '.lib. ten' - Iv low price to make a eommeicial saceess of il anufact it i ing iron, lie believed ii possible. H woU.M be magnilieellt tiling for this e,until to supple its needs, and. possibly, to expnt

■uin. in the future. People were apt to lot get the Hade of tin- Islands, the Cook Islands and

Samoa, In ibis eoitneetioii. in-/ produced copra, whose market was cliielly )onnd in America. It was vt-tv cheap just now, and he would like to see istablislied the pun-ess treating il, extracting the oil. and putting the byproducts to profitable remmoreial tl-e. PIIKEERKNCK TO KEI.I.DW.CITIZICNS.

When it beeanie necessary to go uitiside of New Zwalaml lor goods, let ns ji.i- preieiein-e In our tellow-citl/.elis ot tbe Empire. Another imlustiv that shoo'd do well here was that ol making lit seed oil. There was no liottbl - in growing linseed in New /calami. Our imports of woollen goods had am'-'ii-'.ed to U.r«i:R<H!i and l-ather noo.l. C2l2.and here we we.e expoiting great qmintities ol ixw n;:ito al. lie could not understand why New Zealand did nut go in more for the i.allier industry, which, Imwcici, was growing. Tlii- goods tmidi- in mtr own country wen- as good os those made abroad, and wen- obtainable, promioiv, al a lower price. He wattled to call the attention of those present to the magnificent exhibits t' at were before them. The work of the incapacitated returned soldiers he particularly eoinii-ended : some nt the work mined out by them was marvellous. Hydro electricitv was going to help ptimary mid secondary iiidnst i ies enormously lie bad pleasure in declaring the ex-

hibition open, and he wished it sue

NEW ZEALAND EAt TOR lES. The Minister list Industries am Commcii'c (tin- lion E. I’, I.t) do scribed the exhibition as one to In proud of, and be cnngt ululated tin Manufacturers' Association. I'm sura, months past the Hoard i»1 'I rade ltai been working ill e.,-opeiation with tic iiiainifact iin-rs of the Dominion, with . view to placing before tin- public spec: mens of articles of Doininio aiiufaclure, not with the object of adveitisiiq any particular institution or company but with the object of bringing home It the people ol the Dominion mote pointedly than at present the fact that New Zealand could mamil'actuio articles o endless variety and oJ high grade whir i would i-onqwaic favo’.iiably with articles a- aii a l act il red in any pail ol the win Id. Ile bail recent ly visited many of the factories in the Dominion, and he eottl I -av that those lespotisible lor the running ol llit* I’iielories wete using every

ell'oi t to carry out the industries on the lest and most up-to-date lines. Tbc\ were employing the most skilled workmen am! the best oi mac!,iuei. In the ril rillllKi.litre - We should pollin'.' ill New Zealand filings as good as eullld It made risen licio. It was a fashion to send away inr things that could hills well made here. The output from manufactories in I Silt! totalled tn.Sli,(pps, mid in .11)20 totalled C-tO.S)—tl,—-I—. The capital employed in 1 "DG was L 4 Soil,flKO. and now it was .L'2t.i,-M(i,^i’R. ' PHI, IV TOGETHER.

Alamifaetuiiug was beyond tbe experimental stage here, and had come to stay. The prospects wore pnemirag-

ng. Tlir articles which we produced J ii tin 1 Dominion wen' represinded *»,v J :11;111iivs nt till' oxliihil ion. I lit ! lie i it Ms '.'('ii' in»i holding tin' goods <>l I :i'!'. mi;' I’lirtiTv, mill 'e was toll tmit I

iir.le experts Hen' puzzled to know l’ ;■ <j;ijoils iiuiilc iiliroiul from the piooils Hindi' I ii' i*i'. Ill' hrlievrd ii was in tl .■ in 1 oiosts of tlio i iiiitt!ry Hint I 1 <\v -!.i.i:!11 -iippmt liio secondary itnln tries I'.-.ii nt n sinnll personal sacrifice,

w :ii■ ■ !I . 11l till' Hill, they Mould lII' K'11l i.• i:t tie end. The Honnl id Trade Ills oil til support lurid imlu.-'t:. t <■' I'.j;.;,' Minister had iuM declined Hint I.' i ns, mid tlir lies! iking :dl (ottll i was to pull together. Mi J,ce wished the i‘> l.iiiition sue- ( ss, am! .. i did the lion W. Doivnie

s' cwart, ulio hdlowed him. „ Vi . uf thanks uric unruled the I'reai’i':' mrl the inrinliers Ini' their a.ldri.-ses. and All C. -J. Waul for his v ork hi i (.unction u itli the exhih-i-