WOOL INDUSTRY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 147, 24 June 1931, Page 7

WOOL INDUSTRY

SOUNDER MARKETING EMPIRE DELEGATES MEET CONFERENCE AT MELBOURNE MORE EFFECTIVE TEAM WORK ißy Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.] Received June 23, 8.40 p.m. AIELBOURNE, June 23. The Empire wool conference, opened by the Governor-General, includes dele gates from England, South Africa, New Zealand and all the Australian States. Tho chairman, Sir C. Graham Waddell, in bis inaugural address, said the object was to discuss ways and means of putting the wool industry on a sounder footing and getting better results for the growers. He hoped the conference would mark the beginning of effective team work among the wool producing countries. Australian growers had no faith in Government in terfcrcnce. They simply desired to work out their own salvation, but they did desire that .he Governments constantly recognise the supreme importance of their industry and refrain from placing obstacles in the way.

Air G. N. Williams, South Africa, said: “Although our methods may differ, we have to define some basic principle. We pin our faith to co-op-eration. Forty per cent, of South African wool is sold through co-opera-tive societies, which are fairly successful. Certainly they are more economical than selling through agents.” The Lord Mayor of Melbourne welcomed tho delegates. Mr B. Tripp, of New Zealand, was among the speakers who replied. The conference passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the best method of selling wool is by public auction, and that the present low' price of wool is not due to over-production. Mr W. 11. Nicholson, of New Zealand, contended that it would be a dangerous thing to admit that they were over producing.

Tho conference also recorded its op position to arbitrary fixation of prices.