MEAT PRODUCERS' BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 50, 28 February 1923, Page 13

MEAT PRODUCERS' BOARD.

LONDON REPRESENTATIVE,

MR. FORSYTH APPOINTED.

(By Tele-rap I ! l . —Press Association ■* CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday.

Mr. Robert S. Forsyth has been appointed manager at London for the -few Zetland Meat Producers' Board. Mr. Forsyth is at present manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company alTimaru, and is well known in busine-s circles throughout Canterbury and Ocugo. 'He was born in Dunedin 42 ve_r6 ago, and received his education in 4rat city," joining tie staff of the NVioal Mortgage and Agency Company tl.r* 27 years ago.

Ur. Forsyth has had an exceptionally tound training in the stock, shipping and insurance business, which should stand him in good stead in representing the

interests of New Zealand producers in London. He leaves New Zealand for

London in about three months' time. Speaking at a meeting of farmers at Potnrua, Mr. A. E. Harding, a member ' of th*. Meat -"reducers' Board, f-aid it wai intended to appoint a New Zealander to take charge of the London office, aiid 1» was quite sure that when the appointment was announced the producers would be well satisfied with the hoard', choice. He was sure tha x , the toard had been the means of saving £1,000,000't0 the producers during the past year. No less than about £150,000 ,or £160,000 had been saved hy the loard- deciaion to insist that the practice of removing kidneys before shipment t.ould be discontinued. .. ; producer and not as a SemoVr of the board, he wns P «tiafi«d "Srthat the producers of New Zealand ?_! would net receive proper treatment until H they owned their own shipping service. £. lit the meantime, however, the board : \ lad : been- able to secure for th* prom iiktri of New Zealand advantages equal P to those enjoyed by the farmers of other 1' countries. •