Preparation Of Wool For Britain

Northern Advocate, 15 December 1939, Page 3

Preparation Of Wool For Britain

[Per Press Association. Copyright.'] WELLINGTON, This Day.

Conditions governing the preparation and sale of wool by the New Zealand Government for resale to the United Kingdom and other purchasers are prescribed in regulations published in the Gazette issued last evening. Advisory Committee; A Wool Advisory Committee is to be appointed for the purpose of advising the Minister of Marketing. The personel of this committee comprises the Controller of Primary Industries (Mr. A. H. Cockayne), Mr. A. Smith, wool-buyer, of Christchurch; Sir Alexander Roberts, merchant, Wellington; Mr. D. A. Ewen, merchant, Wellington; the director of the export division of the Marketing Department (Mr. G. A. Duncan) and Mr. H. M. Christie, chairman of the New Zealand Wool Council. Mr. Cockayne is chairman. >

Regulations,

Wool must be properly packed in accordance with the regulations of the Marketing, Department, and brokers are authorised to repack and interlot wool if necessary, and to charge the cost of this additional preparation to the owner.

Charges from the time of delivery at the store will be borne by the Government, except in the case of Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Nelson, Blenheim and Oamaru, which are not regular appraisement points. The additional cost of appraisement at those places will be chax’ged against the owner.

There is provision for appeal against an appraisement, the appeal fee being fixed at 2/6 a bale, with a minimum fee of £2.

In addition, a broker may charge an owner reasonable cost for preparing wool for re-appraisement.

The decision of the deputy controlling appraiser or of the controlling appraiser shall be final.

Scale of Values. Appraisement will be made in accordance with the following scale of values:— Super Average to to Average Inferior

In appraisement of wool under the regulations,' values will be assigned to wool in accordance with the scale of values, but subject to variations on acount of the yield, handle, tenderness, manner of skirting, amount of seed content and all other factors affecting the appearance or condition of the wool.

Payment Provisions. The Government will pay for wool on the prompt date, which is 14 days after the date of appraisement. The basis of payment will be 95 per cent., or such other proportion as the Minister of Marketing may direct, of the appraisement value, payable immediately on the prompt date. The balance of thb price will be paid when it has been ascertained what amount is available between the price already paid to the farmer and the amount received by the department from the United Kingdom or other purchaser.

Purchase money will be paid to the Government brokers on account of the owners, and distribution will be made by brokers in the normal way. Growers are entitled to deliver their wool to the brokers with whom they normally deal. Exemptions. Exemptions from the Wool Emergency Regulations, which prohibit the sale or mortgaging of wool or sheepskins, except with the consent of the Minister, are prescribed in other regulations in the Gazette. The exemptions are:—

Purchase of wool by the holder of a wool dealer’s license issued by the Controller of Primary Industries; the sale of sheepskins to the holder of a sheepskin dealer’s license issued by the Controller of Primary Industries; mortgaging of wool to secure an advance made by a bank, stock and station agent, or person holding a license from the Controller of Primary Industries if the mortgaging is solely for the purpose of securing an advance made or to be made in the ordinary course of business to the owner of the wool.

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