DAIRY BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 January 1927, Page 11

DAIRY BOARD

GOVT. NOMINEE CRITICISED. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 21. According to a reoprt in the “Dairy Produce Exporter” of a meeting of the Dairy Board on Wednesday, Mr Grounds said that Mr Paterson, Government nominee on the agency in London, had declared himself definitely opposed to the Board’s policy. He (Grounds) was satisfied that no one directly interested in merchandising of dairy produce should have , a seat or act on the agency- On the conclusion of Mr Grounds’ report, which was highly averse to Mr Patersdn and complimentary to Mr Wright, a r&solutnon was unanimously carried that the Acting-Premier be written to pointing out that Mr Paterson was not supporting the policy of the Board and making the position in London very difficult, and the Board considers that Mr Paterson should be retired from the agency. Mr Goodfellow said that the worst feature was that Mr Paterson drew a salary of £lOOO year from the producers. He was entitled to his own views, but while drawing that salary he should either obey the Board’s policy as laid down, or retire. Mr Corrigan considered Mr Coates had a definite grievance against Mr Paterson, from whom as Government representative he had a right to expect full, ac- z curate and unbiased information. Apparently this had not been given, and the Premier was misled.