BIG POSSIBILITIES OF SOUND ADVANCES

Chronicle (Levin), 4 September 1946, Page 8

BIG POSSIBILITIES OF SOUND ADVANCES

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WKLLIN UTOX, Sept. 3. During July, 189,711 bales of vvooj vvere shipped .from New Zealaml, states the report of the monthly meeting oi the New Zealancl Wool Board. The largest quantity was fonvarded to Cter many wliich took 67,207 bales. Tne LTiited States received 50,006 bales, Ctreat Britain 36,580 bales aud a sinai l parcel of 99 bales of greasv wooi was shipped to Moroeeo. This reduced the stock of wooi 111 New Zealaml to 1,111,747 bales which ineludes stock wool and wool aVvaitmg shipinent. At the annual meeting of the eiectoral committee of the New Zealaml Wool Board, A I r. 8. II. Reeves, oi Alakairau, Gisborne, was elected chair man. Reporting- on an executive committee meeting' of the International Wooi Secretariat, Mr. N. R. Jameson said lt was called with the object of taking stock of the position at the termination of war, to formulate plans to implement the aims and objectives of the Secretariat, and also for the lni(l"'et ing of expenditurc and consideration of the organisation generally. The original agreemont iinder which the International Wooi Secretariat was fornied, provided for an annual sum oi' £50,060 tor three years being made available by the Empire countries concerned. .Sinee the cessation of hostilities tliere had been considerabie expansion in the work being carried out and this involved correspondingiy increased expenditure. L nder the new plans already approved, severai new departments had been set up aud to bring all sections under oue roof, the executive deeided to acquire otlices and showrooms in Regent Street. In February 1946 the American ottice ot the Secretariat was established and Mr. .Moriori Savell appointed managingdirector. Severai orgauisations wlncli had been acting for the lnternationai Wool Secrelariat, had been retained and it was also deeided that everv attoiupl should be made to lind some basis on which olher wool producing countries could join tlie secreturiat m promoling and extending tlie use of wool. Advice had been received that, a full ofliee oi the international Wool Secretariat was being set up in Paris whieh, with repre sentatives l'rom Belgium, Holland and France, would function as anotlier linn iu connectiug ihe Duuiinion with producers and manufacturers overseas. Tlie otlier (lepar.tmenls were also reviewed with a full explanal iou of Ihe work being carried out and it was slressed lliat tio; future held treniendous possibilit ies of souinl advances m a world which, at the moment, was wool minded, but the, wool induslry musl play its part in preserving and consolidatiiig that 1'avourable situalioii. The eleetion of three woolgrowers ' represeilta! i ves resulted: Messrs W. llorroliin (Waikanae) and H. J. Wardell (Kurow), bolh re-elected, and .M r. Kueo Cameron ( Riversdale i, who i'e places M r, R. (j. AlacJJonald, of Nortli v 'anl erlmiy.