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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 12

WOOL DUMPING. AVOIDING CONGESTION. ALL PARTIES TO CO-OPERATE. All parties concerned are to operate next season so that there may be no congestion in handling wool at Lyttelton, according to a report made to the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday. The chairman of the Board (Mr H. Holland, M.P.), in submitting the report, said that if the arrangements made were adhered to, congestion ana delays in the handling of wool, which had * previously been complained of, and charged against the Fort, would be removed. Representatives of all parties concerned met at a conference at which it was agreed that all the wool should be pooled after each sale. The railway bad agreed to supply ICO trucks a day provided they were emptied. The woolbrokers had agreed not to send the wool to port faster than the two dumping plants could deal with it. Under these conditions the Board would not go with its proposal to instal a dumping plant of its own. The report, which was adopted, was: (1) That further careful examination and discussion of the whole matter showed a desire on the part of all the interests concerned to co-operate on the understanding that the existing wool dumping facilities at Lytteltion provided sufficient accommodation for the dumping and shipment of wool provided that the necessary control over consignments from the Christchurch Wool Stores to the Lyttelton dumping stores was exercised. (2) To this end the Shaw, Savill. ana Albion Co. and New Zealand Shipping Co. had agreed to pool the wool for dumping .so that the dumping should be equally divided between their respective stores. (3) Mr H. A. Penn, district traffic manager, on behalf of the Railway Department, had agreed that the Department would provide up to 100 waggons per day for the transport of wool from the Christchurch- Wool Stores to the Lvttelton dumping stores after each wooi sale during the season, on the understanding that the waggons would be discharged on arrival at Lyttelton. • ■ Mr Penn also reported that his Department's construction programme includes 200 new L.A. waggoffs for next (4) Mr J. Maling had agreed to request all members of the Wool Brokers' Association to undertake that.wool for dumping should be loaded out of the Christchurch Wool Stores only as ic was called for by the Shaw, iSavill and New Zealand Shipping Company's wool dumping stores during the season. ' (5) Mr Holderness, representing the New Zealand Shipping Co., and Captain Scott, representing the' bliaw. Savill Co., had both reported their companies' agreement that, whereas in the past the dumping stores had combined in the dumping to get specified vessels away, both stores would in future combine for the general benent of all provided that- air the companies clumping and shipping wool were agreeable to their wool being divided between both stores. Mr W J. Walter: How will this suit Mr Matson? He was the one wno complained. The chairman:Mr Matson was not at the conference. Mr Maling represented the woolbrokers. THE OVER SIXTY MAN: BEING "PUSHED OLT." The superannuating of public servants at a comparatively early age has created a good deal of attention in New Zealand of late. It is urged that the country is a loser when Civil Servants, who have apparently many years of activity ahead, and whoso experience is an invaluable asset, are compulsorily retired on pension. Apparently the same position is receiving attention in Australia. In a recent issue the "Wild Cat Monthly" asks: "Are we not wasting millions a year by premature retirements!" and proceeds as follows: "Men are being thrown out of public and some private services at 60 who' are still capable of most valuable work. In very many cases the retirement takes effect at 59, some long-service leavo being due. The plea is that since some men fail at 60 none can be trusted. But no man can be absolutely trusted, whether 20 or 60; the frail human can fail at any age. "In Australia more than most places, we ought to devise some plan by which this wholesale waste of valuable workers can be.avoided. We have not monev to throw away on anybody or anything." ' The remarks could be applied with even more force to New Zealand, as scores of Civil Servants have retired long before reaching the 60 year age limit. In the postal service, which boys joined after leaving the primary school' at 14 years of age, the 40 years service expires at the absurdly early age of 54. At this time of life the average man should be at his best. OVERCHARGED. SOUTH ISLAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION. [THE PBESS Special Service.] DUNEDIN, July 8. A circular letter signed by Mr H. J. Middleton, chairman of the South Island Dairy Association, has been circulated amongst the shareholding companies of that Association. On the eve of the Association's Annual Conference, held recently, rumours reached the Executive that improper charges had been made on members in connexion with the debiting of harbour dues op shipments of butter and cheese. The Executive at a meeting held at the conclusion of the conference decided immediately to institute a searching enquiry as to the truth or otherwise of the allegation. The letter runs: "We regret to have to state that at this early stage of our enquiry we have found evidence to substantiate the charges which have been made. A considerable amount of research will be necessary before the investigation can be completed, and until that is done, it will be impossible to say to what extent each individual company has been overcharged. In the meantime we wish to give you our assurance that when the true position is ascertained restitution will be made to every company concerned." » SALE OF SHOP. A two-storey shop in Colombo street, between St. Asaph and Tuam streets, has been sold for £4OOO,