VESTEY’S LTD.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6320, 24 February 1922, Page 5

VESTEY’S LTD.

SIR P. PROCTOR AS AUSTRALASIA N RE PE ESENT AT IVE. COMMENT ON N.Z. LEGISLATION. SIDNEY, February 23. Sir Phillip Proctor, formerly Director of Meat Supplies in the Ministiy of lood m the British Government, has been appointed Australasian representative of Vestc-y's, Ltd. Being entertained at tiie' Millions Club, he said that he strongly resented Government interference with privatetraders. He thought the Commonwealth should leave development of tiie Northern Territory to private pioneers. bile the British Government meat pool sei’veufiits purpose during tiie war, he hoped there never would be another, as it encouraged people to lock for paternal action ox the Government to remedy matters, instead ''of doing- it for themselves. For instance, the New Zealand Government recently passed legislation, placing tiie whole of the export trade of the Dominion under one department. It was farcial. If they thought some official of the New Zeal and Government could regulate the British meat markets for the benefit of the New Zealand producer such a. hope was utterly illusive, and showed how for tiie- present meat producers had retrogressed from the indomitable spirit of the Dominion pioneers.— U.l’.A.