SURPLUS WOOL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1920, Page 6

SURPLUS WOOL.

AND THE BRITISH NAVY. To recognise the debt which the Dominion owes to the sailors of fihe Royal Navy and the Mercantile Marine, a scheme wan initiated in July, 1918, under which slieepownevs would devote all or portion of their profits from the sale of surplus wool in Kngland to ft' fund to be culled "The New Zealand Sheepowners' Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund," for the benefit of dependents of sailors of the British Navy and Mercantile Marine who have been wounded or have lost their lives in the defence of the Umpire, The practical interest manifested by woolgrowers throughout the Dominion in this appeal was very general, and a substantial sum should be available in the near future for the objects of the scheme. In view of the Prime Minister's recent public announcement that a distribution of wool profits is shortly to lie made, a notice appears in 'another column of this issue drawing the attention of sheepowners who have donated surplus wool profits to this fund to a meeting of contributor;, whicli will be held- in the Old Chamber, ParliamentBuildings, Wellington, on Wednesday, August 18, at 10 a.m. Sheepowners who have not alrea'd.v contributed, and who wish to assign portion or whole of their wool profits or donation in any form are requested in an advertisement elsewhere to communicate with the Honorary Secretary, Box 1109, Wellington, who will" gladlv give any further information that may be desired.