MR PATERSON AND MR WRIGHT

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3577, 7 April 1927, Page 6

MR PATERSON AND MR WRIGHT

Government Nominee on Dairy Control Board OBJECTS TO MB WEIGHT’S APPOINTMENT [By Electric Cable-Copyright] [Auot and N.Z. Cable Associatlon.l (Received Wednesday 1 p.m) LONDON, April 6. Mr Stronach Paterson has written to Sir James Parr, re- v signing his position as Government •representative on the London Agency of the New Zealand Dairy Control Board. The letter points out that Mr Pat. erson discussed the matter fully with Mr Coates last November, and quotes Mr Paterson’s letter to Mr, Coates of November Bth, suggesting that the only course open to the writer was to continue to work as opportunity offered for such modification of the machinery of control as might mitigate the bad results, he• feared, and for breaking down the prevailing hostility to New Zealand dairy produce also for the re-establlshment of goodwill and co-operation .in all branches of the dairy produce trade in this country. To this Mr Coates agreed. ' " :.' , , It also quotes a letter to Mr Coates of December 28th, stating he would v< consent to carry on his duties as long as he had Mr Coates* confidence, of which Mr Coates assured him. Air Coates also expressed the wish that he might carry on, with the-under-standing that Mr Paterson should continue the policy outlined on Nov- , , ember 8, .which policy had, since been scrupulously followed. • In December, Mr Paterson informed Mr Coates that it waa impossible to carry on if Mr J. B. Wright were appointed to the London Agency, and ; fully explained the reasons for thtf attitude.

As Mr Wright has now been appointed from the date of thd departure of Messrs Irons and Motion to., wards the end of this month, Mr Paterson asks Sir James Farr to. convey to the. Prime Minister ?hls desire to resign his position 'forthwith.