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New secretary for conference

PA Wellington Mr Hafford Poland will be the next chief executive officer of the New Zealand Racing Conference. His appointment was announced yesterday. Mr Poland wi'l take up his appointment after the retirement of the present office-holder Mr Tony Algie. When he takes up his new 'post, Mr Poland will be the )sixth secretary of the conference. Now 48, he joined I in 1950 as an office junior land has been involved in just about every form of conference administrative work, with ■ the .notable exception’ of the studbook department. ' A -- Born fn Wellington, Mr Poland is .-.married with four children and he ; is looking forward to his new job. “I hope; I. will" be 'able to maintain the.standard set by Tony Algie,” he said! yesterdav. ■ y’-.y • Mr Poland has. been assistant secretary, of the enc" since 1974. y . While he has not taken an active role in racmg itself, Mr Poland's family has a Inns association with the snort. A grandfather and an uncle both se-ved terms as secretary of the Ohjnemuril club, now the Paeroa Racing'

Club and the Poland Cup is named after Mr Poland's grandfather Hugh.

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Press, 23 April 1980, Page 29

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New secretary for conference Press, 23 April 1980, Page 29

New secretary for conference Press, 23 April 1980, Page 29