TOO EXTRAVAGANT

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12526, 11 April 1935, Page 5

TOO EXTRAVAGANT

N.Z MEAT DELEGATION. PARTY CONSIDERED TOO LARGE ':? ; \ .to:; riKto-to' .to" • .to OR. SHEER ATT’S CRITICISM. “It in gross extravagance, sending 10 people Home to iscttle the meat qestijon,” remarked Cr W. 'G. blicr-l-a,tt at he Cook County Council meeting yesterday. He pointed! out that the Prime,, Minister was taking fivo with him. and'" Mr Coates 'tho same number. All.these Wore surely not, necessary when at Home there was the High Commissioner as well aa the London manager, for the jMc-at Board. Be moved! that'a. protest against' the’ ■■extravagance should bo entered. - Seconding' the- motion, Or E. S. Bowen congratulated Or. Sherratt “ n bringing the matter up. Mr Jones had just returned after a stay of six months and it appeared that the. Governmento of the countries could not trust the boards to carry out tlieir work. ‘These men must want a trip Home’ said Cr Sherratt. “I’m willing to go Home if you' would send! mo.” t . The chairman (Mr Oh as. Matthews) advanced tho" vieiv that Mr Co at to was sent .Homo 011 inis matter bocouse lie had attended the Ottawa Conference. Cr E. IT. Baker believed that N.Z should send the best men and! Mr Coates hn-d a very firm B'rip of the question. Cr j. E. Benson remarked that they should not quibble when the heads of the. country' were called Homo, especially on- such an important question. Cf J. Ttoinblcson and the chairman voiced similar vie-w». • “Do you gentlemen know wlrht the Ottawa agreement is?” .askew Cf- Sherratt. “Unless ive agree they can do nothing until December, 1936.” ' C:* M. T. B. Hall. “You are not objecting particularly to Mr Coates?” Cr Sherratt. “Oh 110, only to tho expense of sending 10 men Home.” The motion of protest was defeated on the voices.