MEAT BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 June 1928, Page 3

MEAT BOARD

ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES

An advertisement appears in our advertising columns dealing with the election of two representatives on the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. The regulations under which the election is conducted provide that the various districts shall elect twenty-five delegates who will constitute an electoral committee. The committee will assemble in Wellington on August 30 to consider the Board’s annual report and balance-sheet and to elect the two producers’ representatives on the Board. The number of delegates and the boundaries of the various districts are set out in the advertisement. The latest official sheep returns (which at present are those at April 30, 1927) shall be the electoral roll. Every sheepowner on this list having 10U sheep or over shall be entitled to vote for delegates to the Electoral Committee, in districts where an electron may be necessary. Nominations lor delegates to the Electoral Committee or for producers’ representatives may be made by any two sheepfarmers appearing on the official sheep returns as owning not less than one hundred sheep. Forms of nomination are obtainable at the Board’s office, Wellington. Nominations for delegates to the Electoral Committee, will be received at the Board’s office. Wellington, up to noon on July 7, 1928 Nominations for producers' representatives on the Board will be received up to noon on June. 30 1928 No candidate for election to' the Board shall be eligible for nomination to the Electoral Committee . . r Tn accordance with the provisions of the Meat Export Control Act, the members of the- Board who are to retire in August are Messrs T. A. Duncan Hunterville, and Adam Hamilton’ Invercargill. These gentlemen, oer themselves for re-election as producers’ representatives on the Board.