HIGHER WOOL PRICE

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23674, 26 June 1942, Page 4

HIGHER WOOL PRICE

“PAYMENT IN FULL EXPECTED”

GROWERS MEET MINISTER (P.A.) WELLINGTON. June 25. A conference of woolgrowers which met the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. J. G. Barclay) in Wellington today passed the following resolutions: — . “This conference cannot agree to the suggestion that the stabilisation of wool prices for domestic consumption within New Zealand at the existing price level should be a charge on the woolgrowers only, and considers that any such action would be an injustice to the growers who, if the suggestion made is carried through, would be charged with the full cost of such stabilisation for the benefit of the community as a whole. Such a deviation from established principles cannot be justified but the woolgrowers are quite prepared to bear their share of the cost of such stabilisation equally with other sections of the community. “That this meeting, representing woolgrowers from all parts of New Zealand, rejects the proposal to make deductions of any kind from the 15 per cent, increase in the wool price granted by the British Government to New Zealand woolgrowers to cover increases in production costs and expects the payment to be made to woolgrowers in full in the terms of the contract with the British. Government for the commandeer period.” After a full discussion, no decision was announced by the Minister.