New Blood on Dairy Board

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 7185, 17 June 1933, Page 7

New Blood on Dairy Board

Messrs Chapman and Hine Defeated RESULTS OF ELECTION Por Press Association WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Dairy Produco Control Board elections, held yesterday to fill three vacancies for producers’ representatives, resulted in the defeat of two retiring members, Messrs. H. T. Chapman and J. Hine. Mr. C. P. Agar and Mr. W. C. G. Green were elected in their place. Tho third retiring member, Mr. C. L. Luke, was rc-elcctcd by a substantial majority. The figures given below arc only provisional, tho result of last night s count. The official recount will commence at once, but it is not anticipated that it will upset the position. The voting was as follows: — Ward 7 Tonnage Votes G. P. Agar, Christchurch .. .167 T. Mould, Little River .... 120 *H. T. Chapman, Little River 19 H. Bliss, Heathcote n J. W. Kime, Springton ... 0 H. W. Mclntosh, Springton 0 Ward 3 *C. L. Luke, To Puke .. .. 896 S. A. Ferguson, Matumaoho 391 Ward 4 W. C. G. Green, Rahotu .... 2571 H. E. Blyde, Leppcrton .. .. 208) *J. Hine, Waitara 163 H. Graham, Midhurst 3U G. Trotter, Stratford .. .. 97} L. J. Bundle, Bell Block .. . SI l J. F. Ritchie, Inglewood ... 0 ♦Retiring members. Ward 7 comprises that part of Canterbury north of tho Rakaia river, Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland. Ward 3 consists of the eastern Waikato, Thames Valley, and Bay of Plenty districts. Ward 4 comprises the North Taranaki district, which includes the countries of Clifton, Inglewood, Taranaki, Stratford, Egmont, Eltliam and Whangamomona.

Voting is a complicated process, allocations being made on a tonnage basis. Votes arc allotted to cadi company according to the quantity of butter and cheese exported by that company from a factory or factories within the ward during the preceding twelve months ended March 31. A candidate might receive a majority of suppliers’ votes, but not necessarily be elected. The candidate who receives the greatest number of valid votes from tho suppliers to tho factory or factories of any company is entitled to receive all tho tonnage votes allotted to that company. If fSo or more candidates receive an equal number of tonnage votes, tho candidate is declared to be elected who lias the greatest number of suppliers’ votes. The voting strength, of factories is determined as follows: One vote for every 20 tons or part thereof up to 500 tons exported is allotted to factories. After tho 500 tons export mark has been reached, every additional 30 tons carries an extra vote. The voting powers of cheese factories arc computed on the same basis, except that two tons of cheese arc computed as one ton of butter. LATER. Tho final scrutiny and count of ballot papers of Thursday’s election to fill the three vacancies for tho producers’ representatives on tho Dairy Board, was completed this evening. This confirmed the election of Messrs Agar, Green and Luke.