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account, &c. This is again a very improper and unreasonable suggestion for you to make. The legal conditions which would allow any master to do such a thing could not possibly have arisen in the instance you refer to. In conclusion, I can only express my deep regret that you and your Board should assume and show such a hostile attitude as it has done in these various matters, and should be responsible for writing a letter such as yours of the 16th ultimo, which in fact is the very best evidence establishing your unreasonable hostility to a producers' company at a time when you should be assisting it, as was intended by the legislation which established your Board. I am, &c., W. Douglas Lysnab. Enclosure A3. [Telegram.] Mr. David Jones, Chairman, New Zealand Meat Producers' Board, Wellington. From W. D. Lysnar, Gisborne. David Jones, care Freesia, Wellington. . Bth April, 1924. I notice by Press that you propose leaving shortly for England on Meat Board business. I think it only right for me to tell you that it is my intention to ask Government to remove you as Government nominee from Board, and, if Government refuses, to ask Parliament to so request them upon the following grounds, inter alia, — (1.) That you and Board are not carrying out spirit and intention of Act by protecting producers in handling and marketing their produce. (2.) That Board has failed and neglected to handle producers' meat as originally contemplated and promised by Board when established. (3.) That except in a few matters action of Board has favoured the big trusts and combines more than producers. (4.) That in connection with sale of Poverty Bay Farmers' works to Vestey Bros., you and your Board prejudged this matter and came to a decision without giving farmers' company affected any opportunity of being heard or considered. (5.) That through misleading and inaccurate information you got your Board to exclude " Admiral Codrington " from this year's current freight contract, to serious loss and detriment of company concerned. (6.) That you and your Board are opposed to redaction of freight by competition, and you have eliminated from freight contract that was always provided in freight contracts prior to establishment of Board containing clause that if any other boat in trade was prepared to carry freight at less rate than contract stipulated they must reduce freight or owner free to ship by boats outside contract. I consider it only fair to give you full opportunity of knowing course 1 propose taking before you leave Dominion and before holding meeting of your Board this week so that you can take what steps you consider advisable to meet position in your absence, as I regard the attitude and inaction of Board as being too serious and detrimental to producers of this Dominion to stand down owing to your absence. Up to present I have done nothing in matter except when I and two other directors of P.B. Farmers' Company very strongly expressed our views at a recent interview with you and Mr. Hunt in connection with your shutting " Admiral Codrington " out of current contract, and also at short interview I had with your Mr. Harding in Wairoa yesterday when I made plain to him that he had been circulating untrue and incorrect statements, which he alleged you told him ; in connection with " Admiral Codrington." I warned him that if he again repeated the statements without at same time stating their accuracy was denied, it would show he was acting maliciously, and he would have to answer for himself, and I told him that in my opinion Board as at present constituted was hopeless and its personnel would have to be altered as producers are not getting the protection intended. W. I). Lysnab. Enclosube A 4. House of Representatives, Wellington, 18th January, 1922. The Secretary, Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company (Limited), Gisborne. Deab Sib, — Meat Pooling and Marketing Proposals. With reference to the decisions of the Producers' Conference held on the 10th instant, I have to advise you that it is desired that freezing companies should, pending the initiation of the compulsory system, take the earliest steps to establish pools on behalf of producers at their respective freezingworks. The Government will be prepared, when legislation is completed, to make arrangements for advances to producers whose meat is contained in such pools, and pending the establishment by the proposed Board of the necessary machinery for handling the business of marketing, freezing companies will be allowed to make sales and shipment of such pooled meat subject to the approval of the Board. The Advisory Committee wish to know if your company is willing to establish such pools meantime under the control of the Board. On receipt of an affirmative reply full details will be submitted to you as regards procedure. Yours, &c., David Jones, Chairman of the Advisory Committee. P.S. —A telegraphic reply, confirmed by letter, will be appreciated, which please address care of the Department of Imperial Government Supplies, Wellington. Telegrams : " Imsupply," Wellington.