WOOL BUYERS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 4 May 1923, Page 5

WOOL BUYERS

OBJECTIONABLE PRACTICE. jj

(BY TELEGBAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) I 1 WELLINGTON, May 3. { At a meeting of the Dominion Execuye of the Farmers' Union to-day, a 1 tter was read, from the Minister for , griculture with reference to the prac- '. cc of deducting lib per cwt on wcol >ld. The Minister stated that the ■ tatter was receiving the close atten- ; on of the Government and the High • ommissioner, who had interested him;lf specially in the question. The [mister regretted that there was no amediate pi'ospect of bringing about le abolition of the practice. The High ommissioner, however, would continue : ) do his best, and he proposed to get < ac Grovernment representatives in Lonon of eveiy British Dominion inter- 1 sted in the matter, so that united can be made. It was " ecided by the executive to approach tie Wool Brokers' Association, with a iew to endeavouring to get a reducion in the charges to be met by fannrs in connection with wool sales.