WOOL SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23052, 1 June 1938, Page 13

WOOL SEASON

BOYCOTT PROPOSAL DRAFT ALLOWANCE POSSIBLE ABOLITION i YORKSHIRE RESENTMENT FEDERATION CIRCULAR _;—— i By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Kecoived June 1, 1 a.m.) LONDON. May 31 The possibility of tho abolition of the draft allowance on Australian and New Zealand wool has aroused such resentment in Yorkshire that the British Wool Federation has sent circular to members asking if in that event they would be prepared to boycott the colonial wool sales of 1938-39. The questionnaire makes it clear that such a boycott would be contingent upon SO per cent of members agreeing and Japan's taking the same action. ' The Australian Associated Press understands Bradford's view is that Doliticians in Australia and New Zealand have magnified tho issue out of its real importance. They contend that the draft allowance does not cost the growers tho sums alleged; that, on the contrary, it is necessary to offset the minor variations in weight to which wool is liable, and also tho introduction of extraneous matter. Bradford especially regrets that at a time when wool is facing world problems Australia and New Zealand thus alienate buyers. It is also pointed out that growers would not necessarily benefit from the abolition of the draft allowance; on -the contrary, it would mean greater vigilance on the part of buyers, who would claim full allowance for tare and accidental short weight. A season's accumulated claims for tare alone would be sufficient to offset what the grower would gain from the draft allowance.