The first factory was set up at Auckland in 1933. Three plants manufacture tyres and tubes valued at £6.0 million at Auckland, Upper Hutt, and Christ-church and employ approximately 900 people. Moreover, 1,600 people, mainly in Christchurch, are employed producing general rubber goods worth £5.5 million.
Co-creator
Henry Curran Holden, M.A., Director, Trade Relations and Economics Division, and Economist, Department of Industries and Commerce, Wellington.