THE WOOL COMMANDEER.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16364, 8 November 1918, Page 6

THE WOOL COMMANDEER.

APPROVED BY SHEEPOWXEKQ < UNION. At the annual general meeting of (fo Canterbury Sheeponners 1 Union, held last night, the question of the wool commandeer came up for discussions The chairman (Mr T. D. Buhw#) said that all were of that t]& matter had been fixed up months ago,-' but now the position appeared to be ii. definite. He took it, however, that all wore agreed that the Imperial ment should make the purchase for ' twelve months after the war. Mr B. Seth-Smith asked if it wcre»aot. a fact that the wool had "not been" fixed up for this year yot." Mr W. K. McAJpine said he Bad made Tarious enquiries, both hort> and at Home, and had ascertained that all. solutoljr no colonial wool had been -motioned in England since tho outbrak-of •war. The Imperial Government hW taken the bulk of the wool, and gtfd the to topmakers on coijcg. - ' tion that they supplied tops at attain price. Mr Smith remarked, and his wordi found general .approbation, that haj? the Imperial Government not taken the! New Zealand wool, it would "be Ivinir,' here yet."'. Mr J. C. Gebbie said there doubt that tho present prosperity 'of/ New Zealand sheepowners was largjdjfl due to the Imperial Govcrnraent'il action in commandeoring the wooWiljiriS there was a surplus somewhere, thWitffi ■where no one had yet* discovered!' ■Ultimately, it waa- decided tliatjth«| Union should re-affirm its previous tion that it endorsed the entered into with the Imperial \Gowi«! ment, nnd that.. that urrangem(iß% should remain in force for twelwff months after the June 30th folldwin'??; the* declaration of pcwce. and, that « the • New Zealand Governiiifchfg should close the matter without deij|j|i|