DOMINION’S WOOL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 133, 8 June 1931, Page 9

DOMINION’S WOOL

RESEARCH AT TORRIDON LONDON, April .1. Last Thursday Sir Thomas Wilford visited for a second time the headquarters of the Wool Industrial Research Association at Torridon, Hcadingly, Leeds. Dr Barner, the director, took him in hand for the day and explained in simple language all the apparatus and work that were examined. The High Commissioner saw the new spinning frames. He saw the samples of New Zealand wool which have been sent over by the Department of Scien tilic and Industrial Research, and the investigations which are now being pursued concerning this wool were explained to him. He examined the work now proceeding to develop a suitable, all-wool pack to obviate the old trouble of vegetable fibres in the wool. lie ' isited the physics department, where there is a new apparatus for felting wool. He was especially interested in the machine for testing the breaking point of a fibre. In the chemistry department a new system for bleaching wool is being developed. Samples of wool were examined demonstrating the brown discolouration caused by sugar in the wool, and other samples were seen which showed the difference between Fast and West Coast Romney wool. The High Commissioner, who de . •■ribes the laboratory as a wonder shop, is anxious to pay still another visit when time permits. While, there, he took the opportunity of discussing with Hr Nichols the details of his recent tour of investigation in New Zealand and other wool-groivin- countries.