SURPLUS WOOL PROFITS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 9289, 10 August 1920, Page 8

SURPLUS WOOL PROFITS.

FUND FOR BRITISH SEAMEN

To recognise the debt which the Dominion owes to the sailors of the ltoyal Navy and the Morcantilc Maxine> a scheme was initiated in July, 1918, under which Sheepowners would? donate all or portion or their piofits •.^ mam. the sale of surplus -wool in Eng.land to a i-und to be called "The New ' Zealand _ Sheepownors' Acknowledg- ' ,', ment of \ 'Debt'- to 'British Seamen,fund" foi- the benefit of dependents of \ sailors of the British Navy and Mar-! cantile Mai^irHyiwho have been wounded! or have lest their" lives in the defence of the Empire. ' r ' The practical interest by .', t woplgrowere ■Lhroughout the 'Dominion in 'this appeal was very general, and a '' substantial sum should be available in ) L tlie neai" future for tHe objects of the " scheme. > j ' "J f' T la (.view of tho Prime Minister's recent, public announcement that" a distribution of wool profits is shortly ( tb jjbev.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 ot Contributors which will be held in the Old Chamber, , Parliament Buildings, Wellington, on Wednesday^ Augupt the 18th, at 10 -a.m.[ ■ ' Sheop&vr.o.-s who have not already contributed and who wish to assign » portion or whole of their wool profits or make a donation in any form ays requested to communicate with the • Honorary Secretary, Box 1109, Wellington, mv^o will gladly give any further infoi:na^.!cn that may be desired.