DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL ACT

Otaki Mail, 17 September 1923, Page 4

DAIRY PRODUCE CONTROL ACT

p . HOW DUEL !- TO RE TAKEN. I j Arrangements have now been made 8 : bv Mr G. G. Hodgkins (chief electoral 8 oilicer, to take the necessary poll nn | der the Daily Control Ac:, as to wlietln?r the Art should tome into operfj ation. 8 The method adopted in trie compUi atiun of the requited roll ltecessi--1 tttteu the sending rati oi circular let■l tors to the secretaries ot 5C3 regts--1 teued factories in the Dominion, requesting each to send in the name and address of every supplier to the ! factory for the last year and present : . season. j ’ Tim lists ore to be 'in to Hie n • I turning oilicer by to-day, and it is • estimated that- this will result in about 60,000 suppliers being enrolled. When ■ these lists come to hand they will be carefully checked for duplications, as • in some cases dairymen supply more ! than one factory, but this does not entitle them to more than one vote. Each supplier will have a special ' 1 number on the roll when it is comf j deled arid will be forwarded him by i post. Alter exercising his vote tho ; paper will be sent to the returning 'officer and must reach him by noon 'on October 17. at which hour the poll . closes. ! Tin- question will be decided oh an ! absolute majority of (he valid votes L ast so it behoves every supplier to 'see that his vote is recorded. Arrangej merits will he made lot scrutineers • representing both side- of the ques[tidn to be present at the count. ,