NOT VALUED?

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 151, 29 June 1939, Page 6

NOT VALUED?

WOOL OFFERINGS.

" BUYERS PLAYED GOLF."

FARMERS' COMPLAINT. <By Telegraph.—Press Association, j CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Some sharp criticisms of the present wool-selling methods was expressed when the Xorth Canterbury provincial executive of the Xew Zealand Farmers' Union debated a remit from a country branch that more time should be allowed buyers for valuing wool. In the discussion one member referred to a sale in Wanganui for which practically no valuing had been done. He alleged that various ]>eople had entertained buyers at golf and other games. Little of the catalogue was valued and after the sale had gone part way the buyers simply sat back and did not bid. There had been a bitter argument about the position and some hard things were said afterward. Mr. G. C. Warren, who is a member of the Wool Publicity Committee, said that if time for valuing was to be allowed the sales would have to be cut to a maximum of 24,000 bales. A few years ago that had been decided on, and it had been kept for a time, but some growers had complained about their wool being kept back for later sales. The size of catalogues had been extended, and the result had been that at one Auckland sale more than 30,000 bales had l>ecii in the auction. The president. Mr. I. L. M. Coop, said there seemed no doubt that tb« present system was faulty. C'hristchurch was the only centre which had kept to the 24-000-bale maximum. '"It would be all ri<>ht if we put a lock on the golf course,' said another member, after the report about entertainment before tl»e Wanganui sale had been mentioned. It was finally decided to send on the Waiati branch's request for more time for valuing to the Wool Allotment Committee.