MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 177, 17 July 1908, Page 4

MADE IN NEW ZEALAND.

"LOCAL INDUSTRIES WEEK." MORE NEW PLYMOUTH DISPLAYS. J. BELLKINGER. "Bellringer's," ironmongers, have on view cooking ranges made in the colony,ami tubs; brushware. and basketwar'e. Our colonial iroiiniongery is not of the description that can be fashioned in.o an attractive display, but we all know its quality and recognise its increasing popularity. The linn's second window contains a fine assortment of New Zea-land-made travelling-trunks, which have a fine appearance. HOOKER AND CO. Messrs. Hooker and Co., printers and lithographers, have a very fine display of the work done on their own premises. The display includes two very fine litho. pictures, one of her late Majesty Queen Victoria and one of the late Premier, Richard John Seddon, equal to any reproductions seen in the Dominion. There. are on view several very fine lithographed cheque form 3 executed for firms in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Napier, Picton, Hawera, Dannevirke, and other towns in various parts of the Dominion. The colored work is very fine. There is a sample of the 25,000 boxes made for Sykcs's Drench. One of tho best samples of the lithographic arf shown is the membership certificate of the New Zealand Master Bakers' Association. The window is one lliat shows the great advancement in printing art in Taranaki of late years, and one that would be creditable anywhere. •i OKEY, SON AND ARNOLD.

Messrs. Okey, Son and Arnold have in one window an array of New Zealandmade slashers, the finest known for the work of pioneering, and a very popular line. The "D.8." hinge, another well-known contrivance for the farm, is illustrated- In the opposite window arcseveral samples of New Zealand brush manufacture. The windows are well arranged, though the articles themselves arc anything but showy. Our steel goods are more for use than ornament. T. KING AND CO.

Messrs. T. King and Co. have a good j showing of saddlery and harness made '. on the premises. The leather in the lighter pieces is imported, but the heavy leather is of local manufacture. By this it is not to be inferred that New Zealand tanners and curriers handle only the heavy hides.' .On the contrary, we have in Taranaki Messrs. James and Co.'s fellmongery, whose exhibit of various kinds of leather attracted so much attention at the New Plymouth Exhibition a few years ago. The gear on view is a credit to the firm. BAKER AND CO. .

'Messrs. Baker and Co. have in their window a display which follows the piece of rrmu from sapling to finished furniture. A diminutive specimen of, this beautiful tree occupies a central position. Its botanical name (Dacrydium cupressimuin) doesn't strike one as being the product of the New Zealand soil. Finely-grained rimu, wavy and mottled kauri, and some pretty honeysuckle are shown in strips. What the firm can do with these fine timbers is shown by a number of chairs of quaint design, and other articles of furniture, all nicely finished. Rimu has been fashioned into an exact copy of the chairs in Sir Redvers Buller's diningroom at Home, these chairs having been in his family for generations past. Mr. Baker says he has handled kauri (they call it "kori") at Home, and it was generally admired on account of the .great lengths procurable without a single knot.. He also had totara and honeysuckle manufactured into furniture in England. BLYTH AND CO. ' Messrs. Blytk and Co. show a good variety of Dominion-made manufactures. One .window is devoted to ladies' "Zealandia" underwear, of exquisite manufacture, the cutting and sewing and trimmings being quite up to the imported article. In the other window are shown the products of the Mosgiel and Petone woollen rugs, blankets, flannels, and so on—in all, a useful and convincing show. Two paintings of New Zealand scenery, on opal, by New Zealand artists, are placed in the foreground. GRAYSON AND COCK.,

A tempting display of footwear is made by Messrs. Grayson and Cock, the effect being heightened by neat arrangement and the inclusion of a model of a steamer, the work of a New Plymouth boy.

HERBERT'S "UP-TO-DATE." A most attractive display for ladies is Herbert'sTJp-to-Date Drapery. This firm specialises ladies' requirements. There's a nice showing of Dominionmade underclothing, choice in trimming, beautiful in design, with a finish and cut unsurpassed. The Roslyn -woven wear is a nice exhibit made in spun silk, pure wool, and silk and wool blending These goods are a striking instance of the advance in quality of New Zealand manufacture. The blouses and costumes are perfection—a contrast to the old style of ready-made imported wear. For workmanship, cut, finish, and detail they are a credit to the colonial factory work and an eloquent testimony to the ability of New Zealand to cater for New Zealai/ders. There's also a fine showing of costume cloths, ladies' tweed?, rugs and blankets, Roslyn yarns, Roslyn hosiery—in all a creditable display of what "God's own country" can supply for the need of the Briton of the South.