Industrial News in Brief

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 956, 26 April 1930, Page 7

Industrial News in Brief

HALL OF INDUSTRIES Tlio showcnses, flooring, and sign- I °* l ' : ‘ 1,1 w Hall of Industries, ' >w been com- j n il, and the hall will be officially ! opened on the occasion of the Manu- i factun rs Association’s annual meet- j - URGED TO USE N.Z. PICKLES .Yli the restaurant keepers arid hotel | managers throughout the province have been circularised by the Aucklaod Manufacturers’ Association, advo- j eating the use of sauces, pickles, conuiments, and. so on of New Zealand manufacture. ASSISTANT APPOINTED Owing to the large increase in work ; m coiniCM Lion with the Hull of Indus - ! irn s and the coming winter exhibi- ! lion, the Auckland Manufactuers’ As- ; sofia 1 1 on has found it necessary to appoint an assistant to the secretary. NTr. A. N . N\ indsor has been selected lor the position, and has already taken up his duties. AUCKLAND WINTER SHOW 'Hie space plans for the 1930 Winter j Show are now in hand, and it is anta ipated that they will be out in the n< xt few days. Local manufacturers wid here have an opportunity of show- ■’ » ' goods !•> tins large crowds always present at a winter show and exhibition. • PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE Tiie Auckland Manufacturers’ Association is still waiting to hear from tho government as to the appointment oi committee to investigate indusries in place of the Parliamentary Committee which failed to function. WINSTONE TILES WIDELY USED It is encouraging to know that the ! Wearing qualities and excellent appearance of Winston© tiles, which are made in raumamnui, have secured their use on nearly all public buildings. At the present time Winstone tiles are being used for the new Auckland railway station, the Dingwall Orphanage at Papatoetoe, and the Massey Agricultural College. NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO Tn September, 1881, in discussing tho Customs and Excise Duties Act, the Hon. Mr. Williams said that he thought New Zealand should spend money to start factories of every kind that gave a reasonable prospect of being successful, and in the future adding to the wealth of tho country. CITY COUNCIL’S POLICY The Wellington Manufacturers’ Association recently asked for an expression of tlie City Council’s policy regarding the utilisation of the products of local industries. A reply has been received from the Mayor (Mr. C-. A. Troup) to the effect that instructions have been given to the heads of departments to give preference in all eases to articles of New Zealand manufacture, “other things being equal.” GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S MESSAGE It was reported at the last meeting | of the Auckland Manufacturers’ Asso- 1 ciation that 13,000 reprints of the (lovernor-General’s message had been obtained, of which 3,000 had been taken ; by the Canterbury Association, 2,000 ! bv the Wellington Association, 2,000 j by the Dunedin Association, and that i 8,000 had been distributed by the ! Auckland Association through its mem- I hers and to the schools throughout the j province. N. Z. GRAMOPHONE INVENTION It is not generally known that the system of sound amplification now employed In every modern type of gramophone is the result of a New Zealander’s research work in the science of acoustics. The first exponential horn, to use the scientific term for this system of amplification, was made in Auckland, the first am- ] plifier of this type being put on the j market in 1922. In 1925 a leading [ overseas company “discovered” the i same principle, but failed to discover ; tlie special metal alloy which made j the Auckland amplifier so outstanding in its results. All La Gloria gramo- j phones are fitted with expotential j amplifiers, and It was the inventor of | the La Gloria instrument who made ! the first expoential amplifier. “OUR MEMBERS CAN ASSIST” DRAPERS’ FEDERATION POLICY The following is an extract from | the annual report of the Advisory : Board of the Federation of Drapers, Clothiers and Boot Retailers, presented to the annual conference at , Wellington on March 12, 1920: “A distressing feature of our social life during the last few' years has j been the comparatively large amount of unemployment. We do not propose here to discuss either the causes of, or the remedies for this condition j except in one particular, viz., that out members might substantially assist to effect a cure by cordial co-operation with local manufacturers in pushing the sale of New Zealand-made goods. We would urge that New Zealandmade goods which are satisfactory as | to price and quality should be adver- ; tised c*kl their sale pushed as strongly j as possible, thus affording more work j for our own people. “It is estimated that the number of j unemployed throughout last year was I approximately 10,000. It must be obvious that it these persons could ' be absorbed in productive industries, j the retail business of the country would he substantially increased. Un-} employment is an evil which every j citizen should assist to combat, and we desire to point out that the most i Practical way in which our members can lend their aid is in pushing the Skile of New Zulaud manufactures.”