DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS
WOOL SUPPLY IN BRITAIN WARNING BY CONTROLLER i United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, February 13 The Wool Controller told hosiery manufacturers that they must be prepared for drastic restrictions of the civil wool supply. Only what was absolutely necessary would be supplied and manufacturers would not receive more if they used up their rations. He denied that rationing was unnecessary and refuted assertions that pre-war reserves were adequate. Consumption at present was 30 per cent above the peak of the last war. The Controller denied that Wool Control was guilty of profiteering. Actually no profits were being made. The Wool Control was forced not only to buy the nation’s wool but to withstand losses arising from the sinking of ships. Two vessels sunk by the Admiral Graf Spee made large inroads on the modest allocation.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21039, 15 February 1940, Page 7
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138DRASTIC RESTRICTIONS Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21039, 15 February 1940, Page 7
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