LATE MR. W. HILL.
TRIBUTE OF WOQLBROKERS, [EST TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIEE. Friday. Prior to the commencement of the first wool sale at Napier this morning the brokers rose to pass a vote of condolence with. the. widow, and family of the late Mr. Walter Hill, of Christchurch. In moving the vote, Mr. N. Kettle, on behatt of <;he Hawke's Bay Woolbrokess' Association, stated that brokers and buyers alike had lost a great man, one who understood the trade from A to Z. The late Mr. Hill had been associated with the trade for many years, and was largely responsible for the Dominion's enormous wool industry as it stood to-day.. Mr. Kettle referred to the great services to the Government which the late Mr. Hill had performed during the commandeer period, and said that the British Government owed a debt of gratitude to him. At 10 a.m. selling operations ceased for a few minutes to coincide with the time of the funeral of Mr. Hill.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19490, 20 November 1926, Page 14
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165LATE MR. W. HILL. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19490, 20 November 1926, Page 14
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