THE WOOL QUESTION.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 November 1916, Page 4

THE WOOL QUESTION.

AN AGREEMENT BEACHED By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■Wellington, Nov. 16, An agreement ivas arrived at by th< Wool Producers' Conference to sell the whole of the 1910-19 clip to the Imperial Government at stated prices, which it is understood, are the njean of 'the prices ruling during the season 191S-1«. SORTING 'AND SCOURING BEFOPiE SHIPMENT.

Christehurch, November 14. The secretary of the Canterbury Tanneries and I'ellmongers' Unioa has written as follows to the Minister for Agriculture:—"l ani directed by the Canterbury Tanners' and Pellmongers' Union to say that in the proposal to commandeer the wool clip of Xew Zealand a serious situation is likely to arise, for a considerable number of workers in the wool-sorting and scouring industry in Canterbury (at least 300 men) are engaged in this industry. A substantial proportion of them are permanently employed either at handling wool or skins (apart from those employed at freezing works). The present situation in England demands that every relief should be given in the way of providing articles as nearly finished as possible, and seeing that the ranks of the workers are being continually depleted by enlistments, I would respectfully suggest that all the preliminary operations, such as sorting, scouring, etc., should be done before shipment. This would have the effect of considerably assisting England in her labor shortage, besides preventing a dislocation to the local trade and inconvenience to the workers employed therein."