§ 59. Sir H. Legge-Bourkeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why many of the appointments of members of river boards which he is required to make by Section 2 (2) (a) and (c) of the River Boards Act, 1948, are made either after the required date thus making it illegal for the members to take office until the following year, or so shortly before as to cause serious inconvenience both to the boards concerned and to the members so appointed; and whether he will give an assurance that future appointments will be made well in advance of the required date.
Mr. VaneEvery endeavour is made to make the appointments before the 1st November, but occasionally this proves not possible. I am considering Whether the Act needs to be amended as regards such unavoidably late appointments.