SOUTH AFRICAN WOOL.
HERTZOG AND THE SALES.
LONDON. Feb. 9. The South African Assembly to-day discussed the motion of the Nationalist leader, General Hcrtzog, condemning the Government's attitude in connection with tho sale of wool to the Imperial Government.
General Hertzog vehemently condemned the, Government for acting as agents of tho Imperial Government and endeavouring to force the farmers to dispose of their wool to the Imperial authorities. Rather than be approached by the Imperial Government with such a humiliating request there should be a cancellation of the contract and the Government should have resigned. Mr. H. C. Van Heerden, ex-Minister for Agriculture, in reply, gave a lengthy resume of the negotiations since May, 1916, showing that the Government had advocated since September, 1916, an open market for the sale of wool. He emphasised the fact that the Imperial Government's proposals in connection with tho disposal of wool would be attended with the gravest consequences, inasmuch as it was most difficult to explain them to farmers and merchants, and they would be deeply resented by a large section of the community. Tho debate was adjourned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16783, 25 February 1918, Page 7
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