SURPLUS WOOL

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160724, 10 August 1920, Page 3

SURPLUS WOOL

AND THE BRITISH NAYY, To recognise- the debt, which the Dominion owes to the sailors of the Royal havy and tho Mercantile Marine, a scheme was initiated in July, 1918, under which Shecpowners would donate all or portion of their profits’ from the sale of surplus woo! in England to a fund to be called “Tho New Zealand Shecpowners’ Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund” for the benefit of dependents of sailors of the British Navy and Mercantile Marine who have been wounded or have lost their lives in the defence of the Empire. The practical interest manifested by woolgrowers throughout the Dominion iu this appeal was very general, and a substantial sum should be available in the near future for (ho objects of the scheme.

In view of the Prime Minister’s recent public announcement that a distribution of wool profits is shortly to be made, a notice appears in another column of this issue drawing the attention of Shecpowners who have donated surplus wool profits to this fund to a Meeting of Contributors which will tic held in the Old Chamber, Far Lament Buildings, Wellington, on "Wednesday, August the 18th, at 10 a.m. Tlie objects of the meeting as outlined iu the notice referred to are such as will be of much interest to contributors and of considerable importance to tho movement, and it is hoped that a large number of contributors will be present. W'hilsfc drawing attention to this meeting the Trustees desire to take the opportunity of earnestly appealing for the sympathetic and generous support of those Shecpowners who have not already contributed to the fund. During the great 'war New Zealand looked to the merchant ships manned by sailors of the mercantile Marine to keep, her export trade alive, and she looked to the Royal Navy to guard those ships, ami whilst- we applaud the magnificent spirit of tho British Sailors, we .must, not forget the great debt tho country owes to them. Shoepowuers who have not already contributed and who wish to assign portion or whole of their wool profits or make, a donation in any form are requested to communicate with the Honorary Secretary, Box 1109, Wellington, who will gladly give any further information that may be desired, *