"Buy N.Z. Goods"

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 1, 17 July 1931, Page 5

"Buy N.Z. Goods"

R.B.C. Questioned , i R. NASH recently gave notice in the House of Representatives to ask the Postmaster-General whether, with a view to ensuring that funds collected by the Government are as far’ as possible expended in the Dominion, he will inquire into the source of literature and stationery distributed by the Radio Broadcasting Company. In a note, Mr. Nash says a booklet recently distributed and also its envelope do not appear to be of Dominion publication, and that there are plants in the Dominion capable of doing similar work.‘ "The whole of the company’s printing is done in New Zealand," said Mr. A. R. Harris when this message was referred to him. "The initial supply of folders, with envelopes, had," he said, "been obtained from Canada, but these were now printed in New Zealand." An analysis of the company’s expenditure showed that no less than 90 per cent. went within the Dominion. Of the balance of 10 per cent., a big proportion was taken up by the payments that the company was compelled to make to the Australian Performing Rights Association.