WOOL EXPORTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26027, 15 December 1945, Page 8

WOOL EXPORTS

SHIPMENTS INCREASE 110,209 BALES LAST MONTH (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 14There was considerable movement of wool during November, 110,209 bales having been shipped, states a report issued after the monthly meeting of the New Zealand Wool Board. The major portion, 85,747 bales, went to the United Kingdom, and the prospects are that larger quantities will be moved this month. Gratification was expressed at the passing of the Act setting up a New Zealand Wool Disposal Commission, which will come into force by proclamation at an early date. The board had agreed on its representatives, and their names would be made public when *the full personnel was announced by the Minister. The board decided to secure further information with a view to preparing a Wool Labelling Act, which it was felt would be of great value to the industry as a whole. Considerable discussion centred around the activities of the International Wool Secretariat. With the return to peace-time production and trade the secretariat had submitted plans tor the extension of its work in scientific research and publicity. The data already collated were now proving of immense advantage, and when all the proposals were ironed out it was hoped to pass the information on to the industry. A general discussion on the. research conference took place, and as all the interested bodies had indicated that they would be represented at the meeting to be held on February 28, it was considered that valuable plans would be laid for the future conduct of various branches of research work.

Assistant-cook BRUCE GAUNSON TAYLOR, B.EJVf., the third son of Mr and Mrs F. Taylor, of Abbotsford, who has now been presumed dead. The Navy Office has advised his parents that he joined H.M.S. Stronghold at Java for passage to Australia, but the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese cruiser Mala. His death is presumed to have occurred on March 2, 1942.