MEAT BOARD

Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 248, 21 October 1942, Page 5

MEAT BOARD

ELECTORAL, SYSTEM CRITICISED

P.A.

WELLINGTON, Oct. 21.

The electoral college system of election used by the Meat Board was criticised by Mr Dickie (Opposition, Patea) during the second reading debate on the Statutes AmendmentBill. A clause in the Bill provides for representaiion on the boa,rd of producers engaged in the dairy in.dustry. Mr Dickie said that he would have liked to' see provision made for a more democratic method of election to the Meat. Board Under the present "stupid college system" once a person was on the board he was there for life. He hoped before long that the ward, system of election would be adopted as was used for election to the Dairy Board. Representatives of producers of beef, pork or veal could not be elected to the Meat Board, and there should be a decent system of election so that there was a board truly representative of the producers. The cost of the Meat Board was also referred to by Mr Dickie. He said that the election expenses of members of Parliament were restricted to £200, but nearly £700 of the meat producers' money was used to elect a member of the Meat Board.