THE DAIRY BOARD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 89, 13 March 1935, Page 8

THE DAIRY BOARD

ELECTION OF MEMBERS. HESULTS ANNOUNCISD. WELLINGTONMarch 13. Mr A. J. Murdoch, ALP., Mr A. Linton, and Mr J. Dunlop have been elected to represent New Zealand dairy companies on the Dairy Board under the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act. The result ot the election was announced last night by the returning officer. Mr G. C. Hodgkins. In the three wards 15 candidates were nominated. The voting resulted as follows:

Mr Murdoch, a member of the former board, is an ex-Minister of Agriculture. He was a schoolteacher and farmer before he became active in politics. His experience of farming has been extensive, and he has been a well-known breeder of pedigree Jersey cattle. For many years he lias taken an active part in public affairs in Whangarei. Mr Linton has become well-known among Wairarapa Valley farmers, and for the last two years he has represented his district at the annual conferences arranged by the Dairy Board. He started in a dairy factory in Palmerston North and for some years was manager. Later he took up faiming, and then became director and chairman of directors of the Lower Valley factory. , Mr Dunlop is a prominent advocate or Southland dairying interests. He is chairman of directors of the Seaward Downs Dairy Company, and he has been a member of the New Zealand Dairy Board for about six years. With the former board extinguished by Order-in-Council, the new board will consist of seven members. These will be the three elective members, three Government nominees, and one appointed by the New Zealand Cooprative Dairy Co., Ltd. The names of the Government members should be cnnounced shortly. DAIRY INDUSTRY. “NO NEED FOR BOARD.” In view of the elections for seats on the Dairy Board yesterday, particular interest is found in the remarks made by Mr H. O. Mellsop, of the Auckland Farmers’ Union, while dealing with the trend of recent legislation, at a public meeting, last night, at l'eildincr. Air Mellsop had dealt with several subjects which he claimed interfered with the farmers’ freedom of action and purpose, and passed on to the Dairy Emergency Act, which, though it had been fairly generally supported in this district, had been received with hostility in the Auckland province. ‘ Air Alellsop dealt with the evidence which was given before the Dairy Commission and criticised the action o the departmental evidence being placed before the Commission m camera AVhv was this done, be asked, when all other commissions were open to the public and the Press? From the findings of the Dairy Commission had arisen the Dairy Emergency Act, but what had been wrong with the- dairy industry, except low prices, to call for such drastic legislation? The speakei quoted several expert authorities to show that New Zealand butter had been arriving in London m splendid condition, one informant stating that New Zealand butter was held to be equal to best Devonshire butter, which was regarded as the best m England. There was no need for any controlling j>ody to be set up over an industry which, the speaker claimed, had made more progressive strides in a shorter space of time than any other mdustrv in New Zealand. Continuing, the speaker dealt with the capabilities of the personnel placeel in charge of the dniry industry and claimed that none of them was an authority in regard to the charge which they had been given.

Northern Ward. A. J. Murdoch, M.P., Whangarei ; 40.371 W. Grounds. Hokianga 11.004 T. M. Weils, Cambridge fc>. A. Ferguson, Motumaoho, 11,113 3,196 Arorrinsville E. G. Appleton, Turiwiri, 616 Northern W.airoa Middle Ward. A. Linton, Lower Valley, 24,222 Featherston C. G. C. Dermer, Makino, Feilding W. C. G. Green, .Rallotu 23,518 15,118 N. Campbell, Kauwhata, Manawatu ••• E. B. Sutton, Inglewood ,B. Roberts, Carterton S. T. Paviour Smith, Danne3,127 2,572 1,447 40 virke Southern Ward. J. Dunlop, Seaward Downs, 12,922 Southland W. Lee, Goodwood 11,135 A. 11. Guild, Milford, Temuka 820