Producers’ Representatives On Dairy Board

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7493, 18 June 1934, Page 9

Producers’ Representatives On Dairy Board

RETIRING MEMBERS RE-ELECTED WELLINGTON June* IS. Elections held yesterday to fO.l the vacancies on the Now Zealand Dairy Produce Board, as a result of tike retirement by rotation of the producers' representatives for two of the» North Island wards, resulted in the re-t&lection of the retiring members, Messrs William Grounds (Hokianga), ansj Dynes Fulton (Hamilton). The official recount will b 6 commenced tui-morrow afternoon. Tho provisional count givrm the result of the voting as follower Ward 1 William Grounds (Hokiangja) 024. Edward Snell Tremaine (Pipiwai, Whangaroi) 625. Ward H. Dynes Fulton James Cotter (Hinuera) '£G9. Ward I. comprises roughly the counties in the North Auckland district, and Ward II embraces the South Auckland district, Waikato and tho King Country, the southern boundary extending as far south as Ohura* An analysis of the voting shows that 49.65 per cent, of those on tho roll voted in the Ward II election, and in Ward I the percentage was 46.09. Dairy Board's Marketing Proposals OPERATING AS FROM AUGUST 1 WELLINGTON, June 1A Begirding a eabla received in Auckland coonveying a , resolution passed by the Importers' Association in London, MrW.A. lorns (chairman of the Dairy Board) said the resolution, which the Board understood was of a confidential nature,, was before the Board at its meeting on Wednesday. The Board’s marketing proposals were being put into operation as at August 1. It was the Government’s wish that the Board should continue its usual activities, as confirmed by the Prime Minister’s statement cm May 15. The allocation, of the consignments which would be made to those merchants who handled consignments during tho present season, on the basis of each receiving approximately tho same quantity, was being dealt with and, fixeapi for checking and some adjustments, was practically cpmpletecL