FIRES ON WOOL SHIPS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8857, 6 July 1907, Page 2

FIRES ON WOOL SHIPS.

Report of Commission. Per Press Association. Wellington, July 5. The report of tho Wool Fires Commission wa laid before the House to-day. It recommends—(l) That it bo com pulsory on shippers to have tho nature or class of their wool clearly marked on the outside of each bale; (2) That sheepskins should bo inspected under the same conditions as wool; (3) That tow should bo inspected! under tho same conditions as wool; (4-) That flax and tow should be covered if possible with material less inflammable than hessian,- (5) That wool should not bo stored with oil, fat, tallow, tow, or flax or in contact with packages containing any of these products or in contact with any other material more readily combustible than wool itself) (6) That in our opinion every ship carrying cargo wholly or partly composed of wool, flax, tow, or other comb'istiblo material should be fitted with an adequate chemical fire extinguishing system.