IN APPRECIATION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12527, 12 April 1935, Page 2

IN APPRECIATION

GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL SERVICE. VALUABLE WORK IN FARMERS' LEGISLATION. MR COATES ENTERTAINS committee. (Press Association). WELLINGTON. iAprif IT., To mark ihis appreciation of the technical service, tho Rt. Hon. .T. G*. Coates entertained at lunch * n Parliament House yesterday, 13 departmental. officers who, as a, special committee, took part with tho Minister in devising intricate legislation dealng with farmers’ finance. Tho guests wore Messrs. Paul Vorshaffelt. Public Service ■ Commissioner; A. D, Park, Secretary Ip the Treasury; B. C. Ash win, second assistant Secretary to the Treasury; G. E. Miller, 'superintendent of the State Advances Department; W. Bari, solicitor to tho State Advances Department; E. O. Hales. Public Trustee; G. G. Rose, solicitor to tho Treasury; B. L. Dullard), Undor-Srcretary of Justice; Dr. W.’ B. Suteh, economist secretary; Professor IT. Belshaw, econo•mist adviser; Messrs T. R. AJeken, private secretary; J. Snell controller of filie mortgage division of the Public Trust Office, and J. Christie, law draftsman. The Miriisler referred to the excellent work of the committee and paid a special tribute to the services of Mr Christie in drafting the legislation dealing with the vital financial problems affecting th c rural industry.