Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 6. 1966.

New Zealand

New Zealand

In New Zealand the wool science organisation may be described as follows—sheep and wool production problems arc dealt with in the laboratories and field stations of the Departments of Agriculture and Scientific and Industrial 'Research, e.g. Ruakura. Wallaceville. Grasslands and Crop Research. Soil Bureau. Plant Chemistry Division, etc. and at Massey University and Lincoln College.

The Wool Research Organisatlon Laboratory at Lincoln of which Mr. N. F. Roberts is director will deal with physical, chemical and biological research associated with wool, land with various engineering land technical problems allied to the industry. It is anticipated also that a working, liaison with science departments of New Zealand universities will be formed with WRO.

The Wool Industries Research Institute is concerned with wool from the time it enters the scouring bowl, through all its processing stages into yarn or frabic. Its chief interests will be in the textile field.

The New Zealand Wool Board's Technical Services Laboratory in Wellington, under the direction of Mr. M. A. Higgins. has for its main purpose the introduction of new processes arising from research, into use by the textile industry and in the operation of the testing services necessary in connection with "Woolmark."

The Wool Testing Authority, a joint Wool Board Department of Agriculture institute. Is responsible for various tests required for standardisation, certification and marketing purposes, such as the moisture content of scoured wool shipped oyerseas. and the grease, suint and dirt content of greasy wool offered for sale in New Zealand.