DAIRY BOARD ELECTION

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 746, 20 August 1929, Page 10

DAIRY BOARD ELECTION

THREE VACANCIES AND TWO CONTESTS REPS. OF PRODUCERS ritss Association WELLINGTON. Monday. Considerable interest is shown in the election of three members of the Dairy Board, as representatives of producers in Wards 5. 6 and 9. nominations for which closed at noon today. The retiring members are J. R. Corrigan. W. A. lorns (chairman of the board), and T. M. Tympany, representatives of VS ards 5. 6 and D respectively, who retired by rotation and were eligible for nomination and re-election. The wards embrace the following counties: —Ward No. 5: Waimate West, Hawera, Patea. Waitotara. V\aimarino, Wanganui, Rangitikei. Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua and Kairanga. Xo. 6i Matakaoa, VS aiapu. Uawa. Waikohu. Cook, VS airoa, Hawke’s Bay, Waipawa, Waipukurau. Patangata, Dannevirke. Weber. Woodville, Pahiatua. Akitio. Eketahuna. Mauriceville, Castlepoint. Masterton, Wairarapa South. Featherston, Hutt. Makara.t Horowhenua and Manawatu. Ward No. 9: Southland, Stewart Island, Wallace. Fiord. Lake. The nominations received by the returning officer. Mr. W. C. Robinson, of the Department of Agriculture, are as follow: —Ward 5, Mr. J. R. Corrigan; ward 6, Mr. W. A. lorns. of Mar tin boro ugh. and Mr. Philip Davies, of Haraua: ward 9, Mr. T. M. Tympany, of VS’oodlands, and Mr. John Dunlop, of Seaward Downs. It will be seen that Mr. Corrigan is unopposed. but keen contests are anticipated in respect of the other wards. The election will close at noon on September 13, and will be by a system of postal voting. The electoral rolls of producers (defined by the Dairy Produce Export Control Act, 1923. as suppliers of milk and cream to factories manufacturing dairy produce for export! havo been completed. It is understood there are about S.OOO names on the roll for Ward 6.