A WOOL BOARD.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12391, 10 July 1933, Page 6

A WOOL BOARD.

SECOND EDITION

COUNTY COUNCIL OPPOSED. CHAIRMAN OUTSPOKEN. At the termination of the regular meeting of the Pallia tua County Council on Saturday the chairman (Cr. A. W. Bisset.) said he had a matter to bring forward that was not really Council business. He wished to move the following resolution: “That this Council emphatically protests against the proposal to set up a Wool Board and the imposition of a levy of 3d per bale on all wool, without a referendum being taken of those directly affected ; that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to * the Right Hon, the Prime Minister, .the Minister of Lands (Hon. E. A. Ransom) and Mr G. R. Sykes, Member for Masterton ’ ’ He said he thought that every wool grower in the district could not find words strong enough to say what they actually thought about the proposal to form a Wool Board. Those pushing it had no authority to do any more than the local branch of the Farmers’ Union had had the right to endorse the proposal at r* recent meeting. The Member for the district (Hon. E. A. Ransom) seemed. to' be in favour of it and the Council could show him there wer» others who were not keen and then he might view their aspect of the situation. The chairman strongly criticised the movement and the source from which it originated. He had attended a lecture at Massey College, lie said, and any third rate farmer could have answered questions that tied the lecturer up. One farmer asked if the class of country "the sheep ran on made any difference to the wool and the lecturer said he was sorry but he was not able to tell him, he could not give a definite answer. Cr. C. Hodgins seconded the chairman’s motion. Cr. J. R. Nelson said that those were his own personal views too but ho thought it rather outside the province of the Council to take the matter us as a numb: 1 of farmers, in the comity held opposite views to those just expressed, by the. chairman. The Council's concern was about its loads and this was rather getting away from that idea. The chairman said that as farmers they were justified in asking for a referendum. The Farmers’ Union had given its view so the Council was entitled to too. Cr. Nelson pointed out that the Farmers’ Union was more a bodv for that kind of subject. Cr. S. Bolton said he was glad the chairman had brought the matter forward. It was just the thin edge of the wedge. The proposal to form yet another board was absurd and it made him quite wild every time, he thought of it. The motion was then put and carried. Cr. Nelson being the onlv dissentient. Cr. F. V. Bryant said he would refrain from voting as he was not- interested in the question.