A HARDY ANNUAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18974, 27 March 1924, Page 8

A HARDY ANNUAL

DRAFT ON WOOL. OLD FASHIONED CUSTOM.’’

“A hardy annual,” said Mr. Claud Smith at an executive meeting of the Wanganui Farmers’ Union yesterday when the Fordell branch sent in a remit of protest against the practice of wool-buyers making a deduction of lib per lOOlbs draft on wool. Mr D. McGregor (Fordell) said that farmers should be paid for the correct amount of wool sent in. If the practice were right, the same practice should apply in the shops. If the Farmers’ Union was not strong enough to do anything in the matter they should go home and disband. Mr. G. L. Marshall (Marton) said the matter had been under discussion for the last 20 years, and other coun tries —Australia, Canada and South Africa—had been battling with the subject. It was an old fashioned custom from the days when wool was weighed by steelyards. It was a trade custom backed up by the whole of the wool-buyers, and it would take very drastic action to get over it. The only thing would be for the farmers to take the selling into their own hands.

A delegate: Have a wool pool. Mr. Marshall said it was a very hard thing to get over. The custom was dropped during the commandeer, but it h a d been re-imposed. Mr. D. McGregor said a prominent broker* informed him that they were prepared to pay on the weights as received. Mr. C. Smith said it was not for want of trying. The South African people when appealed to were sympathetic, but asked what remedy could be suggested, and there did not ap pear to be one. Mr. D. McGregor: Then the best thing would be to let it die a natural death. I NOXIOUS WEEDS. The Wanganui branch sent in the following remit:—“That the Fencing Act or Noxious Weeds Act be amended to enable farmers to compel their neighbours to clear . their boundary fences of noxious or harmful weeds to a depth of not less than one chain.” Mr. Allison said at present it was unfair to the man who tried to keep his property clean. It was decided to seek information from Mr. Munro. Agricultural De partment, on the.point.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Invercargill, Wellington, to-day. Storm, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Progress, I’ieton, Onehungn, to day. Ilolmdale, Wellington, to-morrow. Calm, Wellington, southern porta, Saturday. IN THE ROADSTEAD. •Scottish Monarch (S. Holm and Co.) EXPECTED IN ROADSTEAD. Maiwera (Freeman li. Jackson auJ Co., Ltd.), April 12. liaraiiga (Fneman IL Jackson and Co., Ltd.;, Ap r ;| 17, I’iako (A. Hat rick and Co., Ltd.), April 17. ’ ’ Dtaki (Johnston and Co., Ltd.) April Tekoa (Johnston ami Co., Ltd.), April 29. “Y TELEC" (Per Press Associ-tion.) CHRISTO! URdJ. March 26. Arrived—llolmdale, 8.45, from Oa’m* nru. WELLINGTON, March 26. Arrived —Port Curtis, 7.40, from Wanganui; El Kantara, 7.56, from Dun kirk. Sailed—Canadian Constructor, 5 JO. for Auckland; Rama. 5.20. for Chatham; Wahi no, 7.50, for Lyttelton; Gale, 9.35, for Lyttelton. AUCKLAND. March 26. Sailed—French warship Aldebaran, 6.35 a.m., for Wellington; lonic, 6.40 a.m., for Lyttelton; Wanaka, 10.30 p.m., for Wellington. LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICES. Messrs C. F. Millward and Co. advise that the Storm is due here to-morrow from south” 'ern ports. The Calm is scheduled to load at Lyttelton to-day, Wellington to-morrow, and is due at Wanganui about Saturday 29th inst. The Breeze is scheduled to load at Dunedin 2nd. Oamaru and Timaru 3rd, Lyttelton 4th The Gale is on her way south to load lot Wanganui. * The Gabriella is at present discharging al the Gas Wharf. Messrs S. Holm and Co. advise that th« Scottish Monarch arrived in the roadsteaa yesterday, and after loading ©OO baleen of wool, the vessel sails to-day for Napier. The Progress is due to-day from Napier, and scails in the evening for Picton and Onehunga. The John sailed yesterday for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Holmdale is due to-morrow from Wellington and returns to Wellington and southern ports on the same day. Messrs A. Hatrick and Co. Ltd. advise that io Kap,tl 18 d ue * rom Wellington to-mon PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. Maunganui. at Sydney. Leaves to-day San Francisco, via Wellington, leaving Wellington April 1. Due San Francisco April Tahiti, at San Francisco. Left yesterday for Sydney and Wellington. Due Wellington April 14 and Sydney April 19. Makura. due Auckland March 28. and Syd--7* y . A, Vr ll 2 ’ from Vancouver. leaves April 10 for Vancouver via Auckland, leaving Auck- ***?,. ■An r, l L 5. Due Vancouver May 2. Niagara, left Sydney March 13 and Auckland March 18 for Vancouver; due April 4. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Marnma, leaves Sydney on Friday for Auckland; due April 1. Ulimaroa, leaves Sydney on Saturday for Wellington ; due April 2. Maheno. leaves Wellington on Friday for Sydney; due April 1. Moeraki, at Melbourne. Leaves about 28 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Welling./ ton. " ANTINOUS FROM FRANCE. The Messageries Maritimes steamer Antlnto ! ® ave Dun kirk on March 25 for Wellington, via the usual French ports, en route, and Panama Canal. The vessel is expected to arive at Wellington about the middle of June. CORNWALL AT MONTEVIDEO. The Cornwall arrived at Montevideo March 23 front Napier, en route to London. The vessel left Napier on March 4. CORINTHIC LEAVES COLON. The Corinthic left Colon on March 23 Southampton and London en route from Wellington. The vessel sailed from Wellington on March 1.