Wanted: A Wool Board

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 282, 25 August 1944, Page 4

Wanted: A Wool Board

Sir, —1 refret the necessity of having to reply to Mr. Daniell’s second unseemly tirade. From his latest letter, be obviously considers the only people who should be consulted in'regard to the handling and marketing of wool are the farmers. He appears to completely fail to realize that the wool-broking firms and wool manufacturers have till recently been entirely responsible for the handling, marketing and the general publicizing of the value of wool. I would remind him that these men are mostly what he sarcastically terms “city bred.” As I stated in my previous letter, the wool industry’s representatives were consulted and were in full agreement with the contract for the sale of wool entered into with the British Government, bmee then the business has been well handled by the Wool Brokers’ Association, the Wod Buyers’ Association and the Export Marketing Department. There has been no need for any alteration and consequently no need to consult the wool industry’s representatives, since the finalizing of the contracts. I have no doubt, ’however, that the industry’s represents tives will again be consulted at an early da f C would remind Mr. Daniell that despite the rapid success of Allied arms in Europe, the war with Japan has still to be won and there is no possibility of the contract for the sale of wool terminating with the 1945-46 clip. Mr. Daniell’s repeated reference to verbal business with Mr. Nash is ridiculous. Actually I have not met Mr. Nash for over 12 months. . . He entirely disregards facts in implying that the nomination of any representatives to attend a conference in London can be decided by anyone but the members of the Wool Council, and knowing as he does that the matter will be decided this month, his inference that my objection to his breach of confidence and misrepresentation of the position was for the purpose of concealing the matter from farmers, is ridiculous. He knows quite well 1 that the matter will be discussed at the annual conference of sheepfarmer delegates from all over New Zealand. which will be held in Wellington at the end of this month. Mr. Daniell's final inference . that 1 am endeavouring to “dodge the issue of the proposed wool board” is. if possible, the most absurd of his effusion. The matter is one which the Government only ean decide, and I can neither dodge nor force the issue any more than can Mr. Daniell himself. No useful purpose can he served by persuing this matter any further, and I will certainly treat with contempt any future personal attacks which Mr. Dnniell may make. —I am. etc., TT M. CHRISTIE. Chairman N.Z. Wool Council. Wellington. August 24.