BABY WOOL
AN ALARMING SHORTAGE. PLUNKET SOCIETY DISCUSSION. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, March 16. The Dominion executive of the Plunket Society, at its meeting today, discussed the alarming shortage of baby wool and cot blankets, and detailed efforts‘made over the past year to have the position rectified. A recent survey by the society disclosed that materials for baby clothes are totally unobtainable throughout New Zealand. The opinion was expressed that as wool suitable for infant wear was grown in the Dominion and New Zealand mills before the war had manufactured very suitable yarn for this purpose, it seemed unreasonable to expect Britain to supply New Zealand s requirements at this time when babies at Home were going short and shipping space is required to transport it. The following resolution was adopted: “That in view of the fact that it has been made public that defence requirements are being curtailed, the Government be asked to take steps to make New Zealand-manufactured baby wool and cot blankets available immediately.” ’
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 March 1943, Page 3
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