DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19000, 24 October 1923, Page 8

DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL

government congratulated. SETTING UP THE BOARD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, October 22. The Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W Nosworthy) has been receiving congratulations from dairy farmers m various narts of the dominion on the result of the recent ballot for setting up a Dairy Control Board. From a North Island district came the followin'': —“ Hearty congratulations. The dairy industry is under deep obligation to you for the splendid support you accorded the scheme. ~,T -• . \ South Islander telegraphs; “Heartiest congratulations on the overwhelming majority who recorded their votes m favour of the Dairy Control Bill. Such a majority if a complete answer to all critics. No more need be said. . . i . Among other congratulations received Is the following Hearty congratu ations on endorsement of the Bill by the dairy supin suite of the strenuous campaign against it by the vested interests, ihose ■Jho did not vote may betaken as satisfied with the measure also. . . Now that the issue has been so definitely decided no time will be T lost in bringing the Act into operation. In due course tne hoard will be set up. Two of the members are to be appointed by the GotunorGeneral as Government representatives nine are to be elected by the producers and one is to be appointed by the GovernorGeneral as a representative of the persons enlaced in business as manufacturers of dafrv 5 produce or as sellers of such produce n . of New Zealand, whether as agents cion their own account. The last-named member is to be appointed for a term of three years, and the Government representatives will hold office during the pleasure of the Governor-General. Of the producers representatives six are to be elecied by direct vote of the producers in the Nor to Island and three are to be similarly elected by the producers in the South Island. Piovision is contained in the Act for the retirement of certain of the producers representatives at stated periods, those to retire hoiri'T determined by lot. They will he eligible for reappointment to the hoard. The term of appointment of the producers representatives is three years.