A NEW INDUSTR[?]

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 381, 16 November 1932, Page 4

A NEW INDUSTR[?]

RUBBER GOOD PROPOSAL TO ,FORM CO] TO ESTABLISH N,Z FACTORY PROSPECTS REVIEl^ — i "The chairman of the | New Zealand said recentlyj ■of the essentials for the c welf are and rehabilitation ^ sonable further est'ablishme'i dustries appropriate to the j Well, I consider the indusfi we ar'e attempting to estajji sound s one and .closely alliej mary production," said Mr, { Reid in the "course of an'-j .with..a "Morning Post" rej tive yesterday. . Mr. Reid has been on a vis torua with the.. object of investors ih a compahy ope Auckland known as the Rei Zealand Rubber Mills, Eisr is recognised that New Zs one of the world's greatest milking machine rubber war? is proposed to commence of with the manufacture of the and . general rubberware which can be easily undeHl points out that there are 25,| ing machines in New Zeal quiring, at wholesale. prices, mately £60,666 wor.th of xti

pjacements annually, all of at present . imported. . It ea be seen, th'erefore, that ti; and prospects of a companyr turing select'ed profitable f rubber koo'ds ih New Ze'alac! cellent and capable of woni; velopment.

,, Benefit to. Dairy Induil Mr. Reid claims that industry should beUefit cbia from the lpcal manufacture ing r ubberware, ]jgcause it ti chief product of his companj mili "chemist and .factory eip devote practically their wh to the improvemerit of the of the goods supplied. Owing to , the fact that has little or ,no home market particular class of manufacl doubtful whether the large Rubber Company devote n two per cen,t. of their teeti perts' time to the developr improvement of the quality ing rubberware. In Ausfc though . .large. rubber , mara! have a home market they at great . importance to their m put line's, such as. tyres, i tennis. balls, belting, etc., ti laboratories would not devot cent. of their efforts to the ment of this product, which e great importance to the tion of New Zealand. Elements of Succea Mr. Reid. has had twentyj perience with the leading rui panies in the southern hemi: wide knowledge of hoth ma: ing and saies depai-tnyents, ough knowledge of the trade uable personal conneetion: Zealand. He considers one of the e sons why many .secondaryi started in New Zealand ha; to progress, is because they ually been too ambitious fc: try of New Zealand's popiiM have often had too muchdi ital upon which it becomes c| pay dividends when the business did not come up i| tations. Another reason I money was spent freely ora the early stages .of a compJ eer without due.regard toi! tance of the 'sihiple econoE being first assured of yout orders and production. No Experiment Mr. Reid points out th£ new venture it is a coat-o: everyone. No money is le in the purchase of land or! etc. A .suitable factory .ea: ed In Auckl'ahd for a fewj week. Aljhough a new industry Zealand, the policy on whio! New JZealand Rubber Milh will operate is by no meac mental, but is f ramed on fc have long been in operatic: fully in otiher parts of tfc This new industry then, ti business with the experiencl and proved jnethods of Mai behind it. Plentiful busineJ able and immediate orders 1 tainable. I

Gther Features "It is generally recognfe is advantageous to establisl dustrial undertakings in P depression," said Mr. Reid. ' times raw material costs arf labour .is .plentiful. Cajfc should be low, and overhea kept down to a sonnd ecotf It is interestin'g to notefc raw materials are purchasK London (the world's rubfc tion^ are British); the trade' helped, rather than might Be the case with spB! condary industries. Suppfc rubber are extremely plet have never been at such a • et eost- — they are in no ed or rest'ricted. Rubber goods are not' but definitely utility goods field is widening almost d£ Rubber imports (extf which it is not at preserf to manufacture with the plant) , have, been wpH | even during the period of® The proximity of supplies' will also be an outstandiag' to .purchasers. . / The company has an ^ eetofqte of sound business.5 should induce confidence15 ture.