THE COMMANDEERED WOOL

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 288, 16 December 1916, Page 5

THE COMMANDEERED WOOL

BLEN'HErM AS A BUYING

CENTRE

It was moved by Mr R. F. Pi-iddlo at the meeting of the Maryborough ChiunVsor «f Commerce lasti night .thnrti the Chamber express its \ satisfaction at the pi'bspeetive appointment of Marlborough as a buying and valuing centre''for wool, it being" understood that Mr T. O; Price, the supervising, valuer for Marlbarough and Nelson., had been favorably impressed with the- local facilities, and had niade a recommendation to tlie Government accordingly..., , Mr Priddle saul it was very pieasrirag indeed to know that the facilities in Blenheiaft' for the storage, and handling of wool had been found by the i"esponsible authorities to bo so 1 suitable. The appointment of this place as a buying centre would tnea.n fiavingrof probably at least £10,000 !to the Marlborough wool growers as compaaved with the necessity of sending the wool to Wellington to be dealt with. He hoped that theGovernment would give, due weight ■to Mr", Price's recommendation, and would ./confirm it.. It was very/ creditV i.abtotff their town i th^; it such adequate storage.' .Moreover, the display of the wool locally would be highly educative to the producer. Mr J. J. Corry seconded the motion. The selection of Blenheim was an excellent advertisement, and should bring its ' facilities-—as good comparatively as those in any other part of the Doniinion^into widespread promineJico. From an educative point o£ view 1 the exhibition of the wool locally should be really valuable. The growers would be able to see the different lots side by side, and gain many useful hints as to the qualities, classification; and gei ; up. Reference .was. made to Mr H. J. Stack's letter in The Express suggesting that the wool would not be valued so advantageously to the growers if it were handled here as if it were sent to Wellington. Mr Corry said that lie specially mentioned 'this point to Mr Price, and that gentleman emphatically said that there was not the slightest chance of the wool being undervalued in Blenheim. Just as much justice would be done to the growers here as elsewhere, and, generally speaking, they would stand to gain materially rather than lose.

The motion was carried