LOADING OF WOOL FOR JAPAN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 66, 10 December 1937, Page 3

LOADING OF WOOL FOR JAPAN

-Prew Assoeiation.)

Could Mr. Savage Give An Assurance? QUESTION IN THE HOUSE

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WELLINGTON, Last Night. The possibility that a suggestion of waterfront difficulties might bav© prevented Japan from operating at New Zealand wool saies was raised by the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (Opposition, Kaipara) in an urgent question addressed to the Prjme Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J, Savage, in th© Hous© of Representatives to-day. The Prime Minister, in his reply ? said there was no reason to fear any difficulty in that direction. Mr. Coates said he had received an urgent communication ■ from the South Island asking him to ascertain whether it was true that Japan could not operate at the Pominion. saies because the Prime Minister was unabl© to give an assurance tliat wool for Japan would be loaded at New Zealand ports. 1 "Until the rigkt honourable gentleman drew attention to this matter this morning," said Mr. Savage, "1 had not heard of it. Tlie Government is called on to do many things, but I think we will be able to measure up to this. 1 arn not in a position to say why Japanese buyers are not operating at the New Zealand wool saies, bkt I see no reason in the wide world why they , should have any fear whatever of any difficulty in having their wool loaded at ports. To ask any Government to guarantee the future is too much, but I see no reason at all why buyers should not operate freely." . , Mr. W. J. Polson (Opposition, Stratford) : The men refused to load tin for Japan. The Prime Minister: This isn't tin: this is wool. ' An Opposition member; They -might refuse to load wool, too. P— — I "MMW— M