WOOL COMMANDEER.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170296, 14 August 1920, Page 8

WOOL COMMANDEER.

' .WHEN DID IT END?. Mil LYS'NAII I'IXED A DATE. I'rom jour Parliamentary Correspondent WELLINGTON, August 12. Mr Lysnar, member tor Gisborne, tooit an opportunity of referring in the House on xnursday to ins auc-ion. in ifttiuiolding ins -wool from, valuation last, season, inis matter lias t;ewi reierreci to an liie House on several occasions by Mr iirown, but Air iytnar K<iß never bean present, and to-uay w xSrowu Mas not- present-. Mr Lysnar saiu tnat during the. war tnere una Deen on question raisea to tile riguts or or xlio commandeer, out; ivnen tire armistice was signed jie tnouguc -uiat it. was tair ana riglit" i/HSii ifi-iiuSat, snouid oe irmae against tne -improper carrying offff ot | tns "Bargain iijuqb >vwu " uuo imperial oovernnrent. £te nau auppispcr Hie winr'iTsuj.m jjujvb tnat »> cio luisiuii . pv/JAi« orvoil aricT a nair rn ill rolls a"" year oil The* 2?uu or wooi," ana tms money was uirectay into ine puuikcca ux jj-iouceei »" ni jsagKasa. aisr oiijeoiapA ts-as • -tinn." Mxe xmpenai Guvexnment was iiot c.u--I'ymg OUb tile unqei-caniiig giren, lj".: tne wliole or iue woox hol required ior war purposes anouia" oe suitx en "Pen' mar lie. b. iis - a - proteso aganlsT CiJIS" raSluTe lie inrorinea uic uovernT fSgHf "tnat lie wouia not send Torwaru. | anymore of ius wool. x>y citation oi I uiS" war' - regulations, uncier wnren tlie M leijmsiwons wei-B mane; re JustiHed His | a<;uion.- and uttuiiirea. t-zivlv 'jio " _ jaau every ~riguo to taxe -tlie autiorme liacr tCfKcn__ JUr Holland: "Briefly, you declared a strike." Mr .Lysnar: "Yes.' Briefly I de-' clareci "a" strike. xno, no. "I didn't stnse. x watnaraiw. tnar.-' ivu- Jxonaa'a: -Jl go-slow then?" air jjyeoar: •.UNO. xnere 'goslow." - i Mr Holland: "You took direct acI' tfoHT" . I -Btr ijysnar: "I asked that the statutorv provisions wiucu. x'ai-rrament. pussen rCgarOTrrg tue commanueenng oi fUiy produce' sliouitl "be xisecL."' r-rascr: ~ cr Jind you Tseat tlie Government:. **' Wr Uysnar said that the question of li-eanng - tne Government. was iroc invoivetir He clafmea """EHat lie Was me pniy" "Tv-oai proaucer vrno nacr utlUsed hib'wooT, who liaOPoTieyeci tiie I:Tw, i'or tnere nacc "Deen otrfefs who iiacl riielcfc buck tneir wool ana iiacl not ooeyed t7le.~i.nr. xxe explained inao uncrer "tne law uiiere was pi"ovision for taking of prpdrace" unasr v> arrant m or tiie owner reTusing to sell. £Ce En 3 invited the Government to issue" a - waiv rand in respstrc or his wool. an 3 tlie GovernmentT refuseel to'lssile a waTriSiE. inaeea 3lr Massey E*a"d riiformTecF Tiliu tiiat his action was not. in eonimventioii of the law. He repeated that lie .had respected the law. Mr Uoiiana: "lou are a' conscien-. bious oT)jeetbr." Mr liysnar: "No, I am a conEcientiousoresDecter of the law." TITe TTTemier replied to "sonio other statements tnat- naa been im)4b 'oy otiier membergT" aiia~lie UevoteU - a feW seiitenoeß to -tit xrvsnar s case. "Tlie IioTJ. "gentleiaaiTT" t>aia Ulr JSlassey, "ia witnis" Els l'lgTTEs a5cT prODat>iy wiiiaii tlfeTaw. Inueeci I liave an iaea tbat in one of my coMmiirucatiohs ""to liihl 1 told Em tnat lie liad not "broken ■ the Taw: Tv'lietiier lie dicT the rTgiit or not Is another master. Tnat is Els T)uslrLess,~Tiut 1 snouid roinlna tiie-. lionotirame gentleman UiaTtT wEiIS un-. UOLfDrecTTv vers.' uitr proaxs were "mftcie. | ourormr wool -iVff feot gome" of tTTese proaTS"sac£ to XTew~zrattiand"again'. _ "Ee rererred' Co tlie sunl of icne raiTllon sii liandrea pounas, wnicli Had Lieeu received by tllrs conntary as INe.. ZfeaTann's sEareTJT tEese pronts. Dr. Thaciver": tßja't yoa Btai". a lio using ScEeme _ wlEh. it?" 7 Mr DysnaT": ll wnaT aUout tlie wool Blowers?" liiey" "want the money to provTSa liousss Tor tueir snearerS. ** 3xr ssey s.iTcT tliab 31r xjysnar was 1106 tlie only gfoßveF wlio had HeiaTiack his wooT. He stated also tnat uie Im|/<;rlaT TToverlimeiit Had tlie conduct of the JN'ew Zeaiaiid "business IE TOnnectioii with, the commandeer by "tne j\ew ireaianct Goverimient. Mr Fraser: "If there had been many ] ike the member for Gisborne you would h.ive had nothing to do." Mr Miissey: "Tlie member for Gisborne gave his wool during the war period, but when tlie war ceased lie told us that lie would not send forward any more of his wool. Personally I don't think thej-e is a great ueal in. it. I don't think Mr Lysnar is going to get very much, xnore for Ins wool than if he had sold it to tlie Imperial Government in the ordinary way.' 1 Mr Mitchell : "If it was right for other farmers to sell their wool through the Government it- must have teen right for Mr Lysnar to do it." Mr Massey: "That is a matter of opinion."