WOOL IN AUSTRALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12619, 2 December 1926, Page 3

WOOL IN AUSTRALIA

SMALL FARMER HARD HIT DETRIMENTAL LEGISLATION POOR CLIP IN QUEENSLAND Some enlightening information in respect to the wool position in Australia is given by Mr Douglas Carson, who is managing director of Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., the largest firm of woolbrokers in Sydney, and who recently reviewed the position of the industry there. The prospects of present values for the coming Australian clip being maintained were very bright, he said. New South Wales should have a record oliD, but the shortage In Queensland would most likely fully balance the increase in New South Walee. "The low values for fat stock," he went on, "are severely felt by graziers, large and small, as it means a heavy reductio’h in their capital, and this in the period when shearing rates have been increased from 38s to 40s per hundred and last week in New South Wales to 45s per 100,. and the wages of the shed hands also raised. Our competitors in the great Argentine get their shearing carried out for 14s to 15s per hundred, and their efficient 6hed hands at a correspondingly low rate. In South Africa a great deal of the shearing is effected at 8s 4d per hundred, or one penny per head; in the case of some' special studs up to 15s per hundred is paid, whilst shed hands are obtainable at from 30s to 40s per month, and their food coftte from 15s to 30s per month. SMALL MAN HIT HARD "The two acts—The Rural Workers* Accommodation Act and The Workmen's Compensation Act—hit the^small grazier or farmer very severely, and in many cases he, unfortunately, does • not earn an - income equivalent to > the incomes earned .'by the men . he employs, and the of the situation is that, whilst the small grazier or farmer lias to. insure the. men. whose income is higher.than his own, there* ta no one to insure himself or his family. He ha 6to fall back on the. good old custom, "Do it yourself." . "It is another strong reason for the small grower giving up the struggle, ceasing production, and joining the throng of those who find employment in the , cities. TRUE POSITION HIDDEN "Whilst Australia is in receipt of loan monies the true position is often hidden, but her indebtedness is extremely heavy. Taxation is not being reduced a 6 it should be, and remains a heavy burden upon industry. Recent, laws frajned, especially in New South Wales, are all the time increasing the cost of living. The Labour politician and the workmen in Australia have, unfortunately, adopted the wrong democratic religion. In that they want shorter hours for work, do not want to give of their best in output, yet always expect high wages, quite overlooking the fact that such procedure must increase the cost of their output, automatically raises the cost living, thus reducing the value of their high wages. The law is absolute. ECONOMICS "Labour, in America, has long since learnt the sound economic law that the more effectively and efficiently they work the higher the wage l * they can command, and as the work done is more reasonable in cost, the cost of living is automatically reduced* so they gain not only in high wages, but in the greater intrinsic value of the wages earned. In Australia we have many of the best workmen in the world, but until Australian Labour adopts this principle Australia will not forge ahead and progress as . she should/* HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. THE CHILD'S TRIBUTE. The Baxter Ad-mnn was visiting some friends the other evening. The lady of the house was putting her youngest child to bed, and was rather amused when the youngster, aged three, pretended to cough and said, "Mummie, give me some ‘Baxter's/ my cold is so bad," On inquiry it was found that the child had had a cold some few weeks previously, and he had evidently appreciated the taste of Baxter's Lung Preserver. "You* know it is rather curious," remarked the hostess, "but when I was a child, my mother said I used to do exactly the. same thing We used to live in Christchurch, and I was rather subject to sore throats even as a tiny +ot» and I used to ask my parents for 'Basis it any wonder that this lady and thousands of other New' Zealanders pin their faith to Baxter’s Lung Preserver? Tt has been tho sovereign cough and cold remedy in New Zealand homes for over 60 years. It is a rich, red. soothing compound that promptly allays irritation. cuts the phlegm and brings speedy relief. In addition, it possesses unique tonic properties that help to build one up. You can obtain a generous sized bottle of Baxter’s Lung Preserver from any Chemist or Store for half-a-crown.— Advt.