DAIRY CONTROL BOARD.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXV, Issue 4647, 11 January 1924, Page 4

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD.

A RUSH ELECTION. THE POLL CHALLENGED. It is not altogether surprising that the result of the poll for the election of the North Island producers' representatives on the Dau/ Guard is being challenged. L'wing to the decision r ... Minister to hold the poll at earliest possible moment the preparation of the roll and the arrangements for the voting, which involved as much work <4s half a dozen parliamentary by-elections would have clone, were hurried through at breakneck"speed and neither the electors nor the candidates had time to ascertain what was happening. The chi<>f electoral officer, upon whom the while burden was thrust, did his work admirably in every detail. His method, thoroughness, and impartiality were beyond all praise. But with two ‘‘parties” keenly-contesting the election, and with the regulations governing the polling loosely framed, misunderstandings and disputes over minor details were inevitable- It appeal’s that one of these impeaches the validity- of ■■ the election and seeks td have" J the whole business gone over again. In the circumstances the point is -noit. open to discustinn. but it is tolerably safe to say .that another appeal to the constituency, though it’ might show an increase ih the number of votes polled would not alter the constitution of the Board, -The 1 Evening Post, by the way, still has its doubt® as to how the Dairy Board will acquit itself when it takes up the whole burden of its responsibilities. “ A glance at the Act,” it says, '* will show how great are the responsibilities placed on the Board. The nine members elected by the producers are very well acquainted with the producing, an 1 some of them have first-hand knowledge of the distributing side of this great business. Several have gone well into the .selling and distributing problems in Great Britain, an 1 some have experience, in addition, pU the* United States -and Canadian markets. 5 :<But whatever the members of the ne’wrßoard of Control may do ' with their ’ own Individual produce •; the property 'of others is quite another.” There seems to be an underlying suggestion here that the producers’ representatives on the Board may- not be sb fully equipped for their task as they Should be. — Manawatit 'Dally Times.