WOOL CLASSERS’ ASSOCIATION.

Gisborne Times, Volume LI, Issue 5246, 11 August 1919, Page 2

WOOL CLASSERS’ ASSOCIATION.

OBJECTS OF NEAV MOVEMENT

The following letter lias been received from Mr J. J. Johnsonville, by Mr AV. D. Lysiinr, with respect: to the formation of a wool classers’ i association: “I beg to inform you that a North Island Wool Classers’ Association lias now been formeu, and the rules have been passed by a revising barrister and are now in the j hands of the printer. I wish to draw your attention to Air AV. Hill’s! (Government wool valuer) reports of the classing and get-up of the 1918 clip, and I think the time has arrived when something should be done to lift thp wool industry of this country to the position it should occupy. This association lias not been formed with any intention of harassing the woolgrowers in any form. I was the promoter of it, and my one desire is to see the wool well got up for the market. Your district seems to have suffered especially in lamb wool, which shows clearly the men going otit do. not understand their business. By this association' only qualified men will be sent out classing; our main rules are that only men with wool brokers’ reports for three years can become a member, so that the farmer will be able to rely on his wool being carefully classed. I may state that 1 have had 27 years in the wool line. I hold references from Thomas and Co., London; Dalgety and Co., N.S. AVales; Dalgety and Co., New Zealand ; also several other New Zealand firms, besides sorting in New Zealand for twenty years. AA T e intend to train our probationary members when we are in going order, and propose to get Air Hill to lecture on the get-up and classing of wool. A good deal of the failures are that classes have no standard to class to, and we intend to set a uniform standard, and if we get the farmers’ assistance, which we require, I am sure we will succeed. I have watched your arguments re wool and other produce, and I thought if you felt inclined, with your assistance we could push along well together. I may state that Air Field, ALP., is going to assist us all he can. AVill you kindly let it be widely known in your district, as some of your farmers may require a classer or two, which I can supply. Should you be in AVellington at any time I would be pleased to meet you. We intend to have • a round-table conference with farmers later on, asking them to assist us. Awaiting, you early reply.” Air Lysnar said he considered the farmers should co-operate in the movement. He was going to take steps to have the matter brought before the Farmers’ Union.