WOOL CATALOGUES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 25, 24 October 1919, Page 10

WOOL CATALOGUES

AND SURPLUS PROFITS. ' Tht) Agricultural, Pastoral, anil Stock Committee reported to the House of Representatives yesterday on tho petition of .Charles de Vere Teschemaker-Shuto, of •• . Avbndale, Marlborough,'praying that Ve IGovernment resume tho issue and control of priced catalogues by the woolbrokers. The committee referred the petition to the Government "for consideration." It iippears that the brokers lmve, since tho Imperial requisition eliminated the wool ; auctions, discontinued the practice of i issuing tlieso catalogues after tho season's sales, and it is claimed by the grow...er's that the,.brokers received a cbmmis- ~~ sion for, services' which should include thedssue of the catalogue. ■ Several' members spoko of tho desirability of. having the catalogue, and some i of them, notably Mr, M'Callum, expressi. Ed indignation at the action of the brokers in refusing to print it. Mr. Forbes took tho opportunity of asking a question about the surplus pro'fcts from, the sale of wool, i Miussey said that ho had recently ■cabled to-the Imperial Government for .'friftirmiation'.'regardiug tho surplus wool profits, .and "had received a reply stating ; jthat.jjt, was not yet possible to state what ' ih'e amount'would be, beomso a portion "of'tlie 1917' clip was still in store, while a large portion of tho 1918 clip had not ; yet leached the market. He was, however, given to understand that the surplus would be substantia), end that within a reasonable time this satisfactory sum i Would be handed over to the woolBowers of this country.