A Tribute to County Chairmen

Northland Age, Volume 1, Issue 3, 23 October 1931, Page 4

A Tribute to County Chairmen

In his broadcast address last week on his unemployment policy, Mr. Coates said : “To assist in the work in hand, I now propose to summon the counsel and assistance of chairmen of county councils throughout New Zealand, in association with their colleagues and all other persons who can be helpful. It has been my privilege to occupy the position of a county chairman, and from that experience I am aware of the heavy, responsible and skilled knowledge the occupant of t that office must have of local affairs. My hope is that from their knowledge of local conditions they will be able Ft throw light upon the best means o T attacking the problems at hand. They will indicate blocks of land, public or private, that are worth consideration, Recognising that existing farms must absorb far more men, they will suggest effective means of attaining this end. Any plans devised here in Wellington must be adapted to varying local needs. County chairmen and those whom they call together will be able to give advice of unique value in this regard. Our object must be to bring the country into complete organisation, and to use in this crisis the genius inherent in our people. I am at once sending a letter to every county chairman to deal more fully with this subject.” v