DAIRY CONTROL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 April 1927, Page 5

DAIRY CONTROL

RESIGNATION OF MR PATERSON

PROM LONDON AGENCY

OBJECTION TO MR WRIGHT'S

APPOINTMENT

(By Eieotrlo Teleeraph-Copyrijjht) (Auitraliaa <fe NZ. Cable AiiocUtion.)

LONDON, sth April Mr Stronach Paterson has written to Sir James Parr resigning his position as Government representative on the London agency of the New Zealand Dairy Control Board. The. letter points out that Mr Paterson discussed the. matter fully With Mr Coates last November, and quotes Mr Paterson's letter to Mr Coates of Bth November 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 and also the reestablishment of goodwill and co-opera-tion in all branches of daiiy produce trade in this country, to .which Mr Coates agreed. The letter also quotes a letter to Mr Coates on 28th December stating that he would consent to carry on the duties as long as he had Mr Coates's confidence, of which Mr Coates assured him. Mr. Paterson also expressed the wish that he carry on with the understanding that he should continue the policy outlined pn Bth November which policy /had since been scrupulously followed. In. December Mr Paterson informed Mr Coates that it was impossible to carry on if Mr J. B. Wright were ap- ' pointed to the London agency, and 1 fully .explained the reasons for this attitude.' As Mr Wright has now been appointed from the date of the departure of Messrs lorns and Motion towards the end of this month, Mr Paterson asks Sir James Parr to convey to the Prime Minister his desire to resign his position forthwith. ,

A TARANAKI RESOLUTION

RESTRICTION OP BOARD FUNCTIONS

(United Press Association.)

■*. . HAWERA, sth April. A meeting held to-day. called by the Federation of Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Companies, was attended by Messrs T. A. Winks, J.. R. Corrigan, and H. D. Forsyth, members of the Dairy Produce Board, and 300 factory suppliers. The following resolution was passed:—"That this meeting of Taranaki dairy, producers wishes to revert to the free control condition as far as the marketing of New Zealand dairy produce is concerned, being satisfied that •the true function of the board should be restricted to arrangement for shipping and insurance, and covering the care of all New; Zealand produce." An amendment asking for the elimination of the board was defeated on the voices.

ANTI-CONTROL MEETING

A CANDIDATE SELECTED

NEW PLYMOUTH, 6th April At a meeting of anti-control dairy producers this afternoon it was decided to nominate Mr James Hine, of Tikorangi. as a candidate for N0.,4 ward for the Control Board election. The meeting was convened by the Free MarketingiLeague. ,'