NO DIMINUTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 June 1939, Page 8

NO DIMINUTION

EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY IN DOMINION STATEMENT RY MINISTER. PRODUCTION DEVELOPING RAPIDLY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. . Signs of manufacturing activity in various parts of the Dominion were mentioned yesterday by the Minister Cl Industries and Commerce. Mr Sullivan. He said there appeared to be nc diminution in the rate of industrial expansion, and that Wellington continued to show the greatest proportion of new enterprises and general extension cf industry. New Zealand was rapidly developing its manufacturing capacity tc a. point where the country's requirements of many articles could be made locally. , , Mr Sullivan said that reference hac. been made in the past to the proposal of a very large overseas manufacturing ccmuanv to sei up a factory in New Zealand to manufacture its soap and similar products. Last week registration was effected of the Now Zealand company with a capital of £50.000, and a site had been obtained and building operations would be commenced during the present month. It was anticipated that a staff of between 80 and 100 would be employed, and, with the exception of about six key men who would be brought over from Australia, all the employees would be New Zealanders, including the manager. The range of soaps and toilet, preparations which would be manufactured at this modern factory would number about 350. New Zealand raw materials would be used to the greatest, extent possible and it was interesting to note that in the opinion of the manager of this company the quality of New Zealand tallow for soap-making purposes was unexcelled in the world.

Giving details of industrial expansion in various parts of the Dominion, the Minister said that in other centres and industries the acceleration of production noted earlier had been very well maintained. The now units established for the manufacture of manyproducts were experiencing no lack of demand and indeed it was being found necessary to extend productive capac ■ ity to meet the higher demand. Many hundreds of workers had been provided with employment in factories and. there were openings for hundreds more as they became trained to take their places at the skilled benches.