DOMINION FACTORIES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 46, 24 February 1939, Page 8

DOMINION FACTORIES

TIME TO PRODUCE GOODS PLEA BY MINISTER ■ EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY [Per Press Association.J WELLINGTON, Feb. 23. An appeal to traders and manufacturers to give New Zealand factories reasonable time to produce and deliver goods, was made by the Hon. D. G. Sullivan in a statement issued to-day. The Minister said oy custom and through necessity it had been ahd still was the practice for wholesalers, retailers and even domestic manufacturers themselves to allow considerable time for delivery when placing orders for goods of all kinds that were to come from oxerseas. When these same traders and manufacturers placed orders in New Zealand they appeared to expect that their requirements should be waiting on the shelves of the local factory and that they should be available without any delav whatever. | "I ask such buyers, is this fair and 'reasonable?" Mr. Sullivan continued. I "If trade- is not to be seriously interrupted by the change-over from [certain imports to the use of goods produced in the Dominion, reasonable time must be given to our domestic factories to produce and deliver orders. I have been advised that some retailers are already realising lheii duty in this respect and helping by ordering locally on an indent basis. The request 1 am making will, I feet sure, be regarded as a most reasonable proposition as between fellow New Zealanders and simply amounts to rioing unto our own manufacturers what we do for those overseas. 11 al! distributors want their orders delivered at once, and there is a tendency for retailers tc expect this just now," they will embarrass the local manufacturers unduly." Secondly, said the Minister, manufacturers who had not. made contact with the New Zealand Federation ol Manufacturers in Wellington or their local associations in AucKland, Wellington Christchurch. Dunedin and elsewhere, should do so imemdiately, | because the Government was making its contacts in relation to the expansion of existing units through the I federation, subsidiaries of which weie I the local associations or industry I groups. Already about 80 groups hau I been in conference with the department's special Industries' Committee. Thirdly, so there would not be confusion or overlapping regarding the importation of raw or semi-manu-factured materials for local manufacturers, it would make for more efficient and speedy administration ana prevent overlapping and lengthy investigations if manufacturers would continue to order their requirements through agents, importers me- - who had been accustomed to supplv them in the past. It was a o an. onlv fair that where a firm had maoc certain overseas connections and had rendered satisfactory service it <l- - consideration and continuation as far hs possible af its■">-jp•