NEW ZEALAND-MADE GOODS

Otago Witness, Issue 4031, 16 June 1931, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND-MADE GOODS

UNEMPLOYMENT BOARD’S SCHEME GOVERNMENT AND MANUFACTURERS TO CO-OPERATE. Particulars of a scheme which the Unemployment Board has evolved, having as its purpose the increasing of employment by the stimulation of the purchase of New Zealand-made goods, were received at the meeting of the Dunedin Manufacturers Association on Tuesday evening, lhe secretary of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation forwarded a copy of a le t* er ™' h l ch ad been received from Mr G. W. Clinkard, the secretary of the Department of Industries and Commerce. The letter stated that the UneinployB° ar d had placed before the Prime Minister certain proposals which had for their object the stimulation of saies of rJ.ew Zealand products. The scheme divided itself into three proposals, which were as follows:— 1. The Prime Minister to issue definite instructions to Government departments to purchase wherever possible New Zealand-made goods for departmental use. 2. That the Government should embark on a newspaper campaign for a period of three months to arouse public interest in the use and consumption of New Zea-land-made goods. 3. A conference of representative retailers with the Prime Minister regarding the they can render by stocking and advocating the sale of New Zealand-made goods. It was hoped, the letter continued, that instructions to Government departments to give definite preference to New Zea-land-made goods would be issued shortly by the Prime Minister. In regard to tbe second proposal, the board had recommended and the Minister of Finance had approved of the expenditure of £BOO by the board provided that the manufacturers also contributed £4OO, making £l2OO available for advertising propaganda purposes. A conference of the president of the associations with the department to discuss details was recommended. The association agreed to contribute £lOO towards the cost of the scheme, the secretary reporting that both the Auckland and Wellington associations had passed similar resolutions.

Recently the Nelson City Council proposed that the Wellington City Council should join with it in making representations to the Government that daylight saving should be continued throughout the year. The Wellington Council has not agreed to the proposal.