DAIRY CONTROL BOARD

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 126, 24 November 1923, Page 8

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD

TELEGRAPHIC BALLOT IN SELECT-

ING TICKET,

(BT TELEGRAPH—PK6S ASSOCIATION.)

TE AWAMUTU, This Day. The Dominion executive of the Dairy Farmers' Union has conducted a telegraphic ballot to decide ' from amongst the candidates nominated for the Control; Board ticket, who are considered best in the interests of the producers. The president (Mr. C. Parker) announces that the candidature of the following has been endorsed by the unions for the North Island: Messrs. Cobbe Forsythe, Goodfellow, Grounds, and lorns. A motion commenting on the selection of Mr. Parker explains that it contains no. member of the Dominion Executive. It is identical with dairy control with the exception that Mr. Cobbe is substituted for Mr. Dalrymple. The latter is known to be interested in the New Zealand Dairy Company, Waikato, which already has two candidates. The union considers further representation of any one company or province. would be unfair; therefore the union excludes Mr. Dalrymple from its ticket. SHORTAGE. OF BOLL OF PRODUC- - ' . ERS. ' Replying to a statement made by the Minister of Agriculture, upholding ■ the refusal to supply a copy of the dairy producers' roll to candidates for election to the Control Board, Mr. Richard Cobbe says he cannot understand the Minister's present statement. Last Wednesday the returning officer answered I his request for the roll by saying: "There I are only a few copies for official purI poses; they are not available for general j distribution." Now however, the Minister says two copies are available, one for supporters and one for the opponents of the Act. Mr. Cobbe adds: "Will the Minister ■ state who may have the roll available for each interest?" He. having given evidence before the Parliamentary Committee favourable to the Control Act can claim to be entitled to the rpll. which the Minister says is available to supporters. "The fact remains that the Dairy Council's ticket has already issued a circular. How did they . get preferential information? seeing that the voting papers are now going out, candidates can only use the mail services to acquaint electors with their views." The whole procedure, Mr. Cobbe contends is most unfair to all candidates outside the Dairy Council's ticket. Ho adds that although a strong supporter of the Bill, he equally strongly resents unfair conduct of the election.