THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1344, 4 January 1884, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY.

From the fact that the- enterprise of the proprietors of the New Zealand Clothing I actory has- led them to extend their operations throughoot the colony their' names- are-a&fiunitfar as household words. The' factory, which is the pioneer clothing, factory of this colony, successfully, carrying out the btisines8 r was started by Messrs Hallen* stein Bros, with but otre establishment in Dunedin, and 1 wholesale only. After a time, however,, they determined to supply their goods- direct to- the public. With this, view the Christchurch branch was added to- the business some eight years ago; and since then, twenty-three other btanehes havebeen opened in all parts of the colony. Mr 8,. Hallenstein has just returned from the West .GbftSt, where- branches have been opened at Hokitika, Greyfuouth, and Reef-too, bo that there is scarcely a portion of the colony from the Bluff o the North Gape whore the Company .has not set up its standard. A great point in connection with this ; extension of the business may be noted, viz., that the youth* who join the firm are promoted to the management of. the branches, thus affording a fiele) for the employment of the eoloui&l youth.. Thfe head quarters of the company are at Dunedin, comprising a factory and a warehouse, in addition to thn retail establishment. From this factory and warehouse the supplies of goods are drawn for the various branches.. The factory and wbarehouee, which has recently been erected, is one ot tho largest in" th* colonies t>r *tfe*jebft. U

i 3 f6ur -atories high, each flat beinj,. 2OOft long, and6oft..in width. The number, of persons employed ta the factory; amounts to 400. Jn addition to these work is given out to about 200 others, thus making a total of 600 workpeople at the head factory alone, not taking into account tke number of -employes in the various branches and the warehouse. These facts will give some idea ofcthfl magnitude which this industry has attained in ft short time. Having given a brief sketch of the rise and. progress of the con pany reference may b« male to ♦ '.« exhibits. One of the specialities of the company is juvenile clothing* Anum"ber of wax figures are exhibited, enabling the visitors to judge of the cut and fit of the various artlcler. There is also fixhibitfid .suits made from New Zealand tweeds, Mosgiel predominating. ■Cricketing. trousers as shown made from Mosgiel crickting flannel. The Company, it may be mentioned,! are also the contractors for the supply of railway ■uniforms throughout the colony, which are all made froraiifew Zealand cloths. The Union Steamship Company, which imports all the cloth required for the uniforms for their officers, might with ivdvanfege follow the example set them hy the Government, and thus help to -encourage local manufactures. The -whole exhibijb of the company does them vary great qn*3it,and it nay .be mentioned that all the articles' exhibited tira. j^ken from stock ribt made specially for exhibition only. This enables the public to judge of the progress made in the industry from the goods.