WOOL SURPLUS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 69, 16 December 1918, Page 8

WOOL SURPLUS

uLsked by a Dominion reporter as to mv the surplus wool profits to the ilors' scheme was progressing, Mr..Edprd Newman, M.P., said that orders ero coming in very well] and up to its owners of about four million sheep ad replie'd favourably'. Over 2G,000 cirikrs had been sent out, and an enorbus correspondence had resulted. It ad proved a much" bigger job than he ancipated, audit could not have been overjme but for the'service of a band'of jluntary workers who, under the leadervip of Mr. F. K. Lees, had undertaken ie work. Mr." Newman found that a ?od deal of misconception had occurred l connection with the proposal, all. of hich meant letters .innumerable to reply >.. Some farmers, for instance, thought i'at they were being asked to N refund prots mado on wool since the war began, his had to be replied to, and explained iat no money already receivedJkad to 6 refunded, .but only surplus profits, diich the Imperial authorities had offerd to divide with growers, still unpaid rwoolgrowers; profits) which; so far, no, ns had participated in, nor expected. : 'Another-point which had caused a lot f correspondence was the question of jhether income ;tax would have to be ?iid on excess profits allocated to the jti'ors' fund. The reply sent to this us that the question would have to be bally settled,.by the Tax Commissioner, jut in the .'meantime any subscriber ould protect himself by adding the fords "subject to incomo tax" to his rder on his brokers. Taking it all over' he scheme had received general approval End hearty support from all classes of roolgrowers and'from of the Jominion, ond he was assured now. that he great majority of the flo'eknrtsters of he.Dominion wouldl'siipp'ort it., ! The imount of the surplus lie could not indicate. . It is generally expected by those competent to form an opinion that t/will amount to a few. shillings per wile. -^ A' small sum to.any individual 'heepowner.-but in. the-.Aggregate sufti-, lent 1 , to. provide a„ siibsfantial .funci for lie widows"antl Children ;and wounded nen of our brave sailors, to whom our |ebt now and always will be incalculable.

j-Tlie suitability of "pinus insignia for ijitter boxes is "being'tested by experi(lents carried out by Mr. H. Q. Kingsand, of Nelson, (states the "Mail"). He las forwarded to, the Agricultural • Department three boxes of butter, which I'avebeen stored at the freezing works, itoke. • The butter will be kept for'threeaonths, and the condition* then reported •n by the Dairy Division. Mr. Kingsland felieves that the experiment,will be suc:essful. •" -. i -Harvesting is 'likely j to . commence in be Bonny Glen district next -week (states 'lie "Wangamii Herald"). Autumn-sown >'ats are looking well, but they require a. ew warm and sunny days to briug them ;6,a,state of perfection. The crops a?.'e leavy. The spring-sown crops are u conirast, and they appear to be just strug{ling for nn ' existence; Some farmers jonght seed in preparation for sowing, nit, owing to the continuous wet weather irid the influenza, they' have been presented from getting'the seed in.