RESTRICTIONS ON CLOTHING

Southland Times, Issue 24889, 31 October 1942, Page 4

RESTRICTIONS ON CLOTHING

SAVING OF LABOUR and materials (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 30. Referring in a statement today to the regulations simplifying the manufacture of clothing, the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, said the enforcement of these standard specifications was in accord with the policy which was being adopted in other Allied countries as a means of conserving manpower and materials. Care had been exercised so that neither the genet n public nor the trade would be called upon to make any sacrifices which would not yield a corresponding gain to the war effort. The labour which could be saved in New Zealand’s clothing industries could be diverted to other fields of production where the need was greater in relation to the war effort. The sacrifices called for were not particularly heavy, and there would still be adequate scope for variety in design. The Minister paid a tribute to the affected trade interests and all others who had co-operated whole-heartedly with the Factory Controller and the Standards Institute in formulating the specifications. He confidently expected that the restrictions would be complied with in a spirit of patriotism. A point emphasized by the Minister was that the restrictions applied equally where material for the manufacture ot garments was purchased retail and made up by private dressmakers ana others.