MR. PICOT'S SUCCESSOR

Chronicle (Levin), 2 November 1946, Page 5

MR. PICOT'S SUCCESSOR

— Press Assoeiation

MR. P. B. MARSHALL APPOINTEJO

By Telegraph-

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 1. The appointmeiit of i\lr. 1\ P. Alar slitill as Commissioner of Supplv ui succession to Alr. F. R. Picot, whost resignatiou was announced recenth. was announced yesterday by the Aliius ter of Supply (H011. D. G. Sullivan;. "A few weeks ago 1 indicated that Alr. Picot had expressed a desire to be re lieved of the position of Coinmissionei of Supply to enable him to return' t private business, and that Alr. Alarslmk would be acting Comiiiissioner. I11 tlu nieantime," said the Alinister, "tlu Government has novv decided to eouliriti Alr. Alarshall in the position as from November 1, and in this capacity lu will exercise similar authority to thal exercised by Alr. Picot but with addi tional ditties related to peacetime de vclopments. ' t "Alr. Alarshall will relinquisli the position of Secretary of tlie Dq-jartmeui of Industries and Commerce to take up his new position. He will be succeedod as Secretary of the Department by Alr G. AV. Clinkard whom the Public Ser vice Conimissioiier has now appointed to that poeition. Alr. Clinkard is at pi'csent the Departnient 's represen-t.a tive in the High Commissioner 's Office, London, and was formerlv New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner at Brussels. It is expected that he wil, assume liis duties earlv next vear. " -After paving tribute to the work oi Alr. Picot, the Alinister spoke of the manv difficulties still associated with oversoas supplies for Now Zealand in dustries as well as consumer gootls. Iie said it was niost desirable to have someone directly responsible for the mainte 11 ance of supplies and dealing with associated problems. In addit.ion l; handling the problems of supplies "Alr Alarshall would be responsible for a number of other malters requiriug special attention in the postwar period sueh as international commercial policy, Ihe general direction of the work of tlie ovorseas trade offices and tlie general promotion and developinent of Xew Zealand industries. Because rjSS the considc rable groiylh of the Depa^m merit since prewar days it. was coa sidered that the Beeretarv of the Department should lie free of the work which had been handlcd by the Commissioner of Supply.