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APPENDIX I. WOOL-BBOKHRS. Abraham and Williams (Limited). Levin and Co. (Limited). A. Buokland and Sons. Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Limited). A. Moritzson and Or. National. Mortgage and. Agency Company (Limited). Bennett and Sherratt. Newton King. Bisley Bros, and Co. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of CanCanterbury Farmers' Cooperative Association (Limited). terbury (Limited). Common, Shelton, and Co. (Limited). New Zealand Farmers! Co-operative Distributing Com-Corr-y and Co. pany (Limited). Dalgety and Co. (Limited). New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Darling and McDowell. (Limited). David Friedlander. North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative Association De I'eliohet, McLeod, and Co. (Limited). (Limited). Donald Herri and Co. (Limited). North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Lil<'. Buxton and Co. (Limited). mited). Freeman It. Jackson and Co. (Limited). Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zea(lisborrro Farmers' Co-operative Company (Limited), land (Limited). Guinness and Le Cren (Limited). Pyne and Co. G, W. Binney and Sons. Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited). Hawke's Hay Farmers' Co-operative Association (Li- Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Limited). mited). Tokomaru Farmers' Co-operative Company (Limited). Henderson and Co. (Limited). Tolaga Hay Trading Company (Limited). H. Matson and Co. United Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited). Hugh Roberts. Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited). J. E. Watson and Co (Limited). Waters, Ritchie, and Co. J. G. Ward and Co. (Limited). W. E. Clouston and Co. Johnston and Co. (Limited). Williams and Kettle (Limited). J. R. Mills and Son. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Limited). L. A. Nolan and Co. APPENDIX 11. Scale of Qualities and Values representing tub Average Returns for New Zealand Wool sold ditring -run Season 1913-14. Deration of Wool. Description of Wool. d. ' d. d. d. Superior merino combings .. Prom 12 to 14J Superior crossbred .. .. From 10i to 12 Medium trr good merino .. .. „ (If ~ 11J Medium to good crossbred .. „ 9 ~ 11 Inferior merino . . . . ~ 8| „ 9J Interior crossbred .. .. ~ 7f ~ !) Superior half-bred . . .. ~ 1.2 ~ 1.4 Lincoln and Leicester .. . . „ 8f ~ lOj Medium to good half-bred .. „ 9§ ~ 12 Lambs, good .. .. .. ~ 11 „ I.'! Inferior half-bred .. .. „ 9 ~ 10 Lambs, medium .. .. ~ !) ~ 10J Note. —AH inferior classes of wool such as inferior lambs' wool, black wool, dead wool, pieces, bellies, locks, orutchings, seedy, or other faulty wool, shall be valued at prices proportionate to those shown above. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Koyal Victorian Order, GovernorGeneral and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House at Wellington, this fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. W. F. Massey, Approved in Council. Prime Minister. F. D. Thomson, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. God save the King !

CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO THE 1918-19 AND SUBSEQUENT WOOL-CLIPS, FOR THE PERTOD OF THE WAR AND FOR ONE YEAR THEREAFTER. Telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Govrrnor-General of New Zealand. 6th June, 1918. Following telegram sent to Governor-General of Australia to-day: As the existing arrangements for the, purchase of wool are coming to an end, His Majesty's Government are anxious to enter into negotiations to extend them on a basis suitable to both Governments. His Majesty's Government are willing to purchase the Australian clip for the period of the war and for one full wool-year commencing 30th June after the termination of hostilities. We propose that appraisement prices averaging Is. 3|d. shall be continued on present system. We are willing to pay slight increase for handling charges if rendered necessary by the increased cost. We propose that the basis price shall be final as regards wool used for British Government purposes. We propose that as regards wool sold for other purposes Australia should receive half of any excess which might be obtained over basis prices. We are prepared to make same offer to New Zealand subject to substitution of following for third sentence : " We propose that the present prices, based on 55 per cent, over 1913-14 basis shall be continued without any change." Butjwe think it desirable that matter should be discussed with your Prime Minister and Sir J. Ward. Presume that this course will be acceptable to your Ministers. Will telegraph again as soon as possible.

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