FAIRLIE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20493, 11 August 1936, Page 3

FAIRLIE

DRAFT ON WOOL “AN INJUSTICE” On Mr S. P. Bray’s motion at the monthly meeting of the Fairlie branch of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday night, it was decided that the Dominion Executive should be approached with a view to having legislation passed to bring New Zealand into line with Australia where the draft allowance on wool was to be abolished. Mr Bray said he had always felt it to be an injustice that 11b in every 1001 b of vzool sold should be given to the buyers as draft. The custom had originated in the early dayc when the method of handling wool, permitted the entry of foreign matter, and when scales did not have presentday accuracy. At present prices the allowance was costing growers about 2/- a bale. Mr E. H. Pike said he understood that the Commonwealth Government was taking the matter up with other Governments in the Southern Hemisphere, so that the aboliton of the draft allowance would be a united action. “If they like to dig their heels in,” said Mr A. F. Campbell, referring to the buyers, “they can alter the price accordingly.” The allowance was certainly not fair, but the point was whether the growers would receive the extra 2/-. Mr K. D. Tovey suggested that an arrangement should be made so that the extra 2/- a bale could be put aside for wool research. That would benefit both the buyers and the growers, and since the growers had not been receiving the amount, they would not miss it.