THE CLOTHING TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1924, Page 1

THE CLOTHING TRADE

DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. [ HV TEI.KfDtAI’IT- ■ TT.lt PIiKSS ASSOCIATION".] \\ EI.I.I.NG’I OX. February 27. A large ili'jiiitiitiuii (il 1 In- .Vow ZeitIkik! Clothing 'hade Federation united on I lie Minister of Customs in the ah,v me 01 tin; .Minister of Labour with reference t.> several questions affectimclothing tratio uorKors am! the general public. .Mi i>. \\ 1 1 ~im II) 11 nodi 11 ). j u'Oxidout of 1 -''' ( inthino Trade Federation, said a eacivnncn existed in connection with ‘ made to measure” suits, and 1! wax contended that the public was being diceived in the inaiter. Suits were 1.0-•-“ hi •-“hi in stores throughout the Doniinion and were paved" off as tailormade v. hen tliey " ere really factorymade stuix. .V consequence of v.liat "a- liji; pening c,i present v.as that legitimate trade was suffering. The lade oj the master taihus were with t he federal ion in this matter. Ihe 11111. \\ . Do'wnie Stewart : llowdoc> the deco] tion tahe place? Mi- Wli.-on; lly adverti-mg that suits •we iador-inade when thc\ arc not. In ■ li e cases there "as a ‘"lit on." mid in otlvis there was no -fit on." What Ih- federal ion de. irc.l was that, the puhshould !>e safeguarded against deception. In oilier industries there was hi no protection. _ E'nmplnint wa- also made of work <lOl i- in privnio homes mnlor oontijiol. Hii- "rowing evil tended to sweating road it ion)-i. Hi rejlv. the Minister said that ii' ‘ '*■ l( ' was any le-ttpjieartince of tonwhich would give rise to .sweating. either through tin- use of eleelrie niotors or work carried out in privttte Cranes under mi-at isLictorv .surround- 1 j mgs. he could assure the deputation I 1 1,11 Envenimeni would join with it in i 1 •• 'noting isiteli uudesirahie conditions arising, fie was in entire sympathy '■•Th the deputation to stop conditions l; l sweating by side-siejijiing of |he hi' or of awards. As to iailor-made mid factory-made suits, if the public wax ; hi-ing misled as lo what they were Imv- ! m.... lie illought ii should he |:o silile :

i ) lake measures to ensure that Ihe | chin- should know what they were getting. lie would i onfer mit I, the Minis. t"i' ol l.ahour on the points raised hv •he diqmtalion. ' ~1 ‘ Secretary ol the r.ahoiir Repi'ltna til. Mr I<. \\ . Eoulov, said that, in I'emird to work done in private homes tkerr might he special precautionary iiH'asiircs instituted under hygienic conihtmnx. Provision could also tieI hat such work must he paid for at cl]]- ' l ent rates of pay. IL was possible to li'aine a clause or provision to prevent sweating in .such eases.