WOOL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED

Chronicle (Levin), 27 April 1946, Page 4

WOOL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED

^EW OFFICERS- ELECTED. , . At last evening's annuai. meeting; k the Federated Farmdi-'s'', stirrie 5.0 riieiribii'k ^dthefed" to" dis&U&s tM Wool situation. The speakcr fof the evening was M& W. Hprrptihi, whd g'avfe an interesting and ixistructive tklk on. the. matt.erin hand. Hri §xjilahieS tM wdrk df- tti'e . Wtidl ^O&d, and said that G¥eUt Bfitain liad accuriiUlFiferi 12,000,006: tiales df WdM representing £170,000,000. Australia, he saidv wag the gre^test Wotil exporting country in the world With 910,000)000 Ibs. yedriy. , New Zeiland.Was nekt with 310,006,000 ibs'u while the Argentine and Urugu§.y between .them exported 350,000,-000 ibs. ., .. - ■ Oohtinuing,- Mr; Horrobin said that althdugh: g'feut Bfitriiri had' thi'S accumulation, at no stage did she intimate that she Would not negotiate, for Great Britain was a debtor nation npt a creditdr ndtiori.. A joint company had. been formed in the United King'ddm arid* thri Wodl commission in New Zeaiand WaS a subsidiafy orgariisatibri td thiS. This subsidiary ofgariisatidri had been in force since July; 1945^ When New Zeaiand lieid 520,000,000 ibs. of wool valued at £32,000,000.Mr. Horrobin ansWe'fed' mariy qu&stions during his short. talk and dlarified a number of points; He Wa;a -.accorded a very hearty vote of fhanks. . DUflrig the e'veriing the appointpaent of ofRcers took place and the folibwing were: elected: — President: Mr. C. E. C. Webb; yice-prdsiderits :• Mdssrs. E. R.*' Winkief, H.- Deritdri and C., P. Barthoioriiew; leader of the dairy section: Mr. S. §loan; leader of the sheep section: Mr. D. A. Stewart;, deidgates.to thd Manawatu Proviricial exeCtitiV.d : ; Messrs. G. E. C. Webb, D. A. Stewart and S. Sldkn; delegate to attend Hordwlienua Girls'. and Boys AgfidUl= turkl Club: Mr. J. E. Horiore. Apologies for absence v/gre reeeiVed from Messrs. W. C6ppiiigT G. L. t Adkin, H. Geange, A. M. Scott ,and H. PrdUse; A grant of £2 was made to the Pofowhenua Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club. • It was dec'idCd td hold m6ntliiy meetings*-, df* eaCh' dde'tionv With"8 a geiieral meeting every three months, wlien the speaker would giVe ari dddress on farm interests. The exdcutive meetings are to be held eaCh month'. .