BRITAIN'S WOOL SUPPLIES
NOT TOO SATISFACTORY. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright ; Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 17. (Received May 19, at 5.5 p.m.) s Mr Arthur Goldfinch, Director of Raw [ Materials, predicted that for many months • of the shipping programme would not be' complied with. It was estimated on the maximum arrivals of wool. There wopli bo no difficulty regarding clothing wool l coining in. The British clip would keep-' supplies of crossbred combine wool within! ; safe limits, with small New Zealand assist-, anco; but stocks of merino combing wool ■ did not give a requisite margin of safety, and was still less satisfactory because : France was badly off for combing woolsj and was pressing for British assistance.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17319, 20 May 1918, Page 5
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