CONTROL OF SUPPLIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24836, 9 February 1942, Page 4

CONTROL OF SUPPLIES

EMERGENCY PROVISION APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL OFFICERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 7. The appointment of Mr L. J. Schmitt, Secretary of Supply, as Dominion Controller of Supplies is announced by the Minister of National Service, Mr R. Semple. He will be assisted as Deputy Dominion Controller in the person of Mr J. E. Thomas, Food Controller, and the following regional controllers of supplies:— . . , Auckland and Auckland Provincial District—Mr A. H. Honeyfleld (manager of the Internal Marketing Department, at Auckland). , t Wellington, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson and Marlborough Provincial Districts. —Mr F. A. Bridges (accountant in the Food Controller’s office at Wellington). , „ t • „ Christchurch and Canterbury Provincial Districts—Mr R. McPherson (Wheat and Flour Controller at Christchurch). _ ... , Dunedin and the Otago-Southland Provincial Districts.—Mr H. F. Larsen (district officer in the Industries and Commerce Department, Dunedin). Mr Semple said that the Dominion Controller, in the event of enemy attack or other disaster creating a state of emergency in New Zealand, would assume full control of bulk supplies of essential commodities, and would be responsible for their distribution in the best interests of the affected district and the!, country as a whole. The regional, controllers would work under the direction of the Deputy Dominion Controller, and their chief function would be to assist the supply committees of the various Emergency Precautions Services within their districts in the direction of requisitioning bulk supplies of any controlled essential commodities. The E.P.S. supply committees would themselves be empowered to requisition retail supplies. ' • Other Dominion controllers appointed to assist in the National Emergency Precautions Scheme are:— Dominion Controller of Communications, Mr J. Young, Director-general of the Post and Telegraph Department; Dominion Controller of Lighting, Mr F. T. M. Kissel, Electricity Controller; Dominion Fire Controller. Mr R. Girling Butcher, inspector of fire brigades; Dominion Controller of Transport, Mr G. L. Laurenson, , Commissioner of Transport; and Dominion Controller of Hospitals, Dr M. H. Watt, Directorgeneral of Health.