WELLINGTON WOOL CLASSES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 805, 30 April 1910, Page 8

WELLINGTON WOOL CLASSES.

; ' FURTHER DISCUSSION. ', Classes - in wool-sorting, under a schemb suggested for students attending the Wellington Technical School, were further discussed at a meeting.of the School Board, which was held last evening. Tho Director of the Technical School (Mr. W. S. La Trobo) reported thatho had,, since tho. last meeting of tho:board, interviewed the InspectorGeneral and the Technical Inspector on tho subject. They : were. favourably' disposed, to the .present scheme, and of opinion,, that the typo'of-sorting suggested by' tho AVoollen Company was probably the only kind possible this year, ■ until,.the shearing•!season, and was also an essential part of the train-ing-of the sheepfarmer'and woolsorter. It ivas pointed'out that;a knowledge of the actual 'requirements 'of manufacturers, as to length,! uniform strength, and. fineness of. staple, for various purposes,- must be a determining factor in the farmer's management- of his ilocits, and that a frequent cause of complaint has been the baling together of wools. which from the manufacturer's point ot view, were incongruous.' ■ ,It" was considered that this knonIcdge' -of rjanufacturers' requirements could well bo obtained from' such a .course, as-that proposed,. and that-in addition, the last'.weeks' of -the courso might bo spent' in gaining-': practical knowledge of skirting and-classing at orie or'other of-the woblsheds within easy access of the city. On consulting the prospectuses of the Sydney Technical College and others with well established and successful classes it was found-that the classing of, wools to "Bradford Counts", was,•;an .! integral part' of each course. , ' 'The Inspector-General was prepared to recommend, favourably,,if tho number of' students entering was', satisfactory,' arid of'this th.ero was little doubt. (The;,lowest number for which a new class is recognised is'.usually twelve.) '■ lir regard to'materials, rent, and apparatus, tlfb Department would be prepared to riicoinmend : tho usual grants, namely,, tho whole,cost of rent,and apparatus, 'provided-peithcr is excessive; aiid two-thirds of the cost of. material, pfovided that material' is .found off the basis-of- the generous proposal made : by "the'-.Welliugton, 'WoolleirMills. , In regard toVpreriiises-he was informed by the - .'lnspector-General' that, in most places where" such - classes are. -held room' was provided, gratis by those interested in. lhe success. of '. the . class. The.: director recommended that the class be started as soon'. as possible, aiid. that an' instructor be advertised for and appointed as soon.as the question: of room is, settled, : Members generally'expressed themselves 1 as being heartily in favour of the proposed, classes. 'It .was agreed that; for.tho at: .any-.' rate, tho course:.of instruction! to. bo .arranged shonld bo on the lines- of the- 'preliminary grading generally practised by farmers when shipping..their wool,'and -that the advanced and finer stage ofthe process of wool-sorting for tho manufacturers" bo'deferred.-'"■:• f : It: was . agreed ' that \ a : sub-committ-ee be up to" go into'the-qiiestion of a syllabus. Messrs. Wm.'. Allah and W. H. Field, M.P., were appointed, with power ..to add tv, - o ..others —ono- a representativo of the manufacturers, the other a representative..of the;rn,e.r,chants.' ■ Steps aro also, to. be taken-with, regard to the question of accommodation for..'.the classes. ■■:■. ;:'.',.,.',.' >

SHEER:SHOWIN(3, EXTRAORDINARY. ' -i EXULTS. : V. At '.tlie-'!Uastsrtbn' Show, .1910,. sheep, .dipped in Quiboll's Dip,secured 9 championships, 42 firsts, 3S seconds,, and 29. thirds.* . . ''