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OFFICER’S WORK CURTAILED. DA TR YAIEN DISPLEASED. A strong and unanimous protest, against what was considered pennyAviso economy on the pari of the Government in curtailing the activities of the Northland Dairy Division officer was entered at the meeting of dairy company representatives in Whangarei yesterday. Mr .1. G. Barclay said he understood that the car alloAvance of the officer in question had been reduced to ouch an extent that ho Avas unable to travel round his district as much as Avas desirable. Mr ,1. Wallace Smith Avas doing splendid, and most necessary, work, aimed at .improving the standard of our dairy produce.
Mt Barclay moved that the Minister of Agriculture be communicated Avitli, protesting against the reduction in the ear alloAvanee, Avhich had had the effect of curtailing seriously the activities of the Doin' Division officer.
Mr F. Elliott, the chairman, said lie understood that all Government serA’ants running ears uoav received only 2-Jd per mile, Avhich meant that they had to find about an equal amount out or their oaa'u ‘ pockets. A tribute to the good Avork done by Mr Smith was paid by Mr E. K. Haines, manager of the Rn.'nvai factory, and Mr J. AVoods (Hikurangi) gaA’e instances of’ lioav the new regulations affected the scope of the duties. The motion Avas carried 'unanimously.
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Northern Advocate, 22 April 1933, Page 3
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