WOOL TRADE DRIVE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25288, 23 August 1945, Page 2

WOOL TRADE DRIVE

INTENSE BRITISH ACTIVITY N.Z.P.A. Special Correspondent LONDON, Aug. 21 The first great effort to increase Britain's rate of wool consumption in order to satisfy urgent civilian clothing requirements at home and abroad is following immediately on the close of the war and is actively supported by the authorities. Clothing needs have been given a labour priority second only to food and building requirements, and wool consuming trades will expect to recruit much labour as a result of official announcements that 1,000,000 munition workers are to bo released for civilian occupation in the next two months and that 1,000,000 men will bo demobilised before the end of the year. New Zealand wool growers will learn with interest that Britain is out to recover at the earliest moment the position she held before the large-scale conversion of her resources to war needs. Arrangements arc already in hand to reopen as soon as the labour supply warrants such a course, mills temporarily closed under wartime schoines of production concentration. APPRAISAL IN AUCKLAND The opening wool appraisal of the HMS-t<i season in Auckland will be commenced today As usual at the winter fixture the offering, which totals just on 5000 bales, will comprise mainly erutchings. The appraisers will reach Auckland from Gisborne this morning and will bo occupied here for about two days. WHITTOME STEVENSON Whittome Stevenson and Co., Ltd., proposes to pay an unchanged dividend of 6 per cent for the year ended June 30, payable August 81. NEW PRIVATE COMPANY The following private company has been registered in Auckland: — Hurdleys (Auckland), Ltd.—Capital, £SOOO in 5000 shares of £1 each. Shareholders: D. L. Hurdley, 2000 shares: K. E. Hurdley, 1000; B. F. Hurdley, 000; A. L. Hurdley, 500; E. Hurdley, 500; C. C. Hurdley, 400. Objects: Furnishers.