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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 6 (September 1, 1936)

To Assist Industry

To Assist Industry.

Mr. Sullivan recently made an announcement regarding the methods the Government intended to adopt for the purpose of assisting New Zealand manufacturers to expand markets and raise the standard of their goods. Three schemes would be put into operation to bring this about—to study the effects of new legislation on industry, and to afford relief where necessary a small committee was to be set up as an investigation medium. The second scheme provided for a greater measure of help from scientific and industrial research, and the third was to procure the co-ordination and standardisation of industry. Some manufacturers were asking questions about increased costs. The Minister of Customs (the Hon. W. Nash) and he had evolved a plan whereby there would be an examination of the various industries on production charges.
The Hon. D. G. Sullivan speaking from the step of the railear Maahunui, during the recent tour over the North Island lines.

The Hon. D. G. Sullivan speaking from the step of the railear Maahunui, during the recent tour over the North Island lines.

A small committee would be set up, representative of both departments, and when data was collected their joint finding would go before Parliament for a final decision. Manufacturers must have made available to them all the latest developments of science. The Government was doing something towards the creation of research associations to make available to New Zealand manufacturers the latest and best ideas.

Turning to the third scheme, that of introducing industrial standards and secuing co-ordination, Mr. Sullivan said that twenty-two great industrial countries had adopted those plans, and had been quick to realise their importance and value, not only in industrial efficiency, but as savers of production costs.

Mr. Sullivan, in his capacity as Minister of Industries and Commerce, has a clear vision and a strong purpose in regard to the reorganisation of New Zealand industries.

“Industry must resort to more coordination if it is to achieve efficiency,” he said. “A very large percentage of the industries of New Zealand are in a state of muddlement bordering on chaos. We have done something already by stabilising prices in some branches of industry, but we have only touched the fringe and must go further. There will be no 'big stick’ compulsion, but we will try to bring manufacturers to realise the benefits of coordination and then try to get them to adopt a plan.”

This is the man whom the Prime Minister has placed in charge of the New Zealand Railways.

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Business, Commercial And Educational Institutions Of Hastings. (1)Iona College from the air; (2) Watties Ltd., new canning works; (3) Block of modern flats, Nelson Street; (4) Westerman's corner; (5) Interior, Foster Brook's Book Emporium; (6) Land and Highways retail and factory premises; (7) Hastings High School; (8) The Pacific Hotel.

Business, Commercial And Educational Institutions Of Hastings.
(1)Iona College from the air; (2) Watties Ltd., new canning works; (3) Block of modern flats, Nelson Street; (4) Westerman's corner; (5) Interior, Foster Brook's Book Emporium; (6) Land and Highways retail and factory premises; (7) Hastings High School; (8) The Pacific Hotel.