DAIRY CONTROL

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1926, Page 4

DAIRY CONTROL

NO CAFSF I'OH POSTPONEMENT. WELLINGTON, .May o. As sumo dun Ijt iippea rod to exist sis lo whether the proposed legislation to govern the election of members of the Daily Control Hoard might not-post-pono the coming into force of absolute control on August I. the views of Air T. C. Brash, .secretary of the hoard, were sought to-day. "As a result of the conference held on April 25.” said .Mr Brash, ‘’the .Minister of Agriculture lias been recommended to amend the legislation for the election of the board to allow of the Dominion being divided into wards, and voting for the election of board members to be carried out bv director-

ates of dairy companies, or the proprietor where a factory is privately owned. It is almost certain that if the Government accedes to the wish of Hit* conference in this direction, the North Island will he divided into six wards, and the South Island into three wards, on it tonnage basis, that is to say, that as far as possible six wards in the North Island would each represent approximately the same amount e.f hutter-fat, and the same would apaply to the three wards in the South! Island. Again, if the recommendations of the conference are accepted by I the Government, each dairy company or proprietor in the individual wards would vote according to its tonnage, | with certain restrictions on the larger] outputs. {

Whether or not the suggested amendment to the legislation for the election of the board will necessitate a general election is a matter for the Government to decide. As the present producers’ members on the hoard are almost evenly distributed throughout the Dominion, it is possible that legislation might provide that they would each hold their seats in the wards in which they at present reside.-There is nothing in connection with the proposed legislation which will involve the postponement of absolute control.”.