TALLYING WOOL.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 47, 23 August 1895, Page 2

TALLY ING WOOL.

A deputation, consisting of- Messrs. E. W. Mills (Chairman of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association), T. J. W. Gale (Chairman of the Harbour Board), C. W. Mulling (Manager of tho United Farmers' Alliance), W. H. Mill ward (General Manager of the Gear Co.), W. Ferguson (Seoretary of the Harbour Board), A. H. Miles (Manager for Murray, Roberts, and Co.), T. H. Hanna (Manager for tbe N.Z. Loin and Mercantile Agenoy ), S. Carroll (Seoretary of the Chamber of Commerce), and t 'up tain Uose (Manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company), waited on tbe General Manager of Railways (Mr. T. Eonayne) this morning on the subject of tallying wool into the Harbour Board sheds. A notice had been given by the Railway Department that it intended to discontinue the custom of tallying wool from its trunks into .the Bhed/i, and to content itself with taking a receipt for each truck-load. The deputation asked the manager to continue the Bjstom of tallying, pointing out that it had worked satisfactorily in the past, that it prevented friction between the Railway and tbe Harbour Board, and that under the system any deficiency iv, or damage to, the truck load" was at onoe discovered. To discontinue tha system would lead to confusion and diffioulty in fixing the responsibility of any damage inourred. Tho General Manager said the system was peculiar to Wellington, and he thought all parts of the colony should be treated alike. The deputation pointedoutthat Wellington was the only place where the Harbour Board aoted as agent for the whole of the wool interest, and provided commodious sheds into whioh the trucks uouldrun. Tho General Manager said tbe question of oontinuing the system was entirely one of money- the cost of engaging clerks to take the telly. However, ho was prepared to recommend to the Minister that the tally should be oontinucd, but the Department would have to oharge Id a bale to the consignees. The deputation thought that if a oharge had to be made the proposed one was reasonable, but urged that the system should be retained without an additional obarge. To imposo an extra charge would tend to drive the wool to the steamers or to another port. The deputation then withdrew.