STANDARDISINIG BOOTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 January 1919, Page 5

STANDARDISINIG BOOTS.

OPPOSITION TO THE PEOFOSAi, Wellington, Jan. 20k The scheme for the manufacture of standardised boots L beint/ opposed fcy some of the bootmakers on the grotfcid that now the war is over the scheme it no longer needed. The boot manufacturers suggest that the Government should first regulate the price of leather, and also that the boot trade bo tho only industry to suffer this iijtfcrference-

Tho president of the Board of T§ade saJd that he thought this was tlxe *s' difficulty at present. "Prior to the &n----ing of the armistice," said tho Minister, 'I underhand that the majority of the boot manufacturers weTe in favor oHhe scheme. The working up of the scttbtte to its present state has taken mach few; and effort, and the members of tile Board of Trade arc of opinion that 'it will be m the interests of the people of the eoimtTr to give effect to it immediate y. When Mr. Ward returns to Wellington we hope to have sometlnng definite done. Wo are advised by Mr, . ar ?' es Port who has been asftfist* jTS the 'Board of Trade in this matter* that it shoufd he possible t» have these standardised Knots on tho market atout' Match next, Dirt there are so many difficulties that haste is undesirable. . It would bo better to delay the thing fof a ». if by so doing we could en» sure that we could float R with a toot prospect of sueww*. I understand mi% there will be a .conference of boot m(Umfartnrera in Dmreditt on Wedncw&ay next, at wfcich Mr. Ward will <be present as on« of the delegates from Wellington. Tho conference wiil consider the Government proposals. We have not yet decided at what ">rico tile liMfs will Se sold?* ' "