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ACQUISITION OF
HIDES
To Operate Next
Week
MELBOURNE, Friday. - National
security regulations governing tho hides
and leather industries would oporato on
Thursday, tho Minister for Commerce
(Senator M'Lcay) said to-day. A hoard
representative of all sections of the
trade hud boon appointed to administer
tho regulations, ho added. Tho chair
man would be the secrotary of tho De
partment of Commerce (Mr. .T. F.
Murphy). State appraisement commit,
toes also had been appointed.
Under tho regulations all hides will
bo submitted for appraisement, after
which they will bo acquirod by tho
Commonwealth. Hides will bo sold at
auction later by authorised agents. Two
auctions will bo held. At ono, hides
for Australian use will bo sold .it ap
praised prices based on tho determin
ation regarding hide prices made by thc
Commonwealth Pricos Commissioner. At
tho second salo hides may bo bought
for oxport.
Tho appraisement comraittco for "Vic
toria and Tasmania will bc: Tanners'
representative, Messrs. .T. H. Preston, R.
Broadhurst and A. 0. Varoy; ludo brok
ers' representatives. Messrs. T. N. Wat.
son and J. Grunt; hido exporters' rep
resentativo, Mr. A. J. Cooper.
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