NRS-12047 | Correspondence [Potato Marketing Board]

Full description

Covers all aspects of the work of the Board from matters of policy discussed with the Minister for Agriculture to routine correspondence about postal services. The bulk of the correspondence relates to the actual marketing of potatoes. It is arranged in files by a classification number assigned usually to a correspondent, but sometimes to a group of correspondents or a subject.

Correspondence from the following groups has survived: 2. Distributing agents; 3. Department of Agriculture; 4. Auditor General; 6. Rural Bank; 7. Board members; 9. Growers' associations; 10. Co-operative societies; 11. Distribution; 15. Field officers; 16. Legal; 17. Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics; 19. Members of Parliament; 22. Telephone services; 23. Publicity; 24. Prices Commissioner; 29. Transport; 30. Seed; 31. Staff; 33. Rozelle Store; 37. Growers.

As no key to this classification has survived the headings have been constructed on the basis of existing files.

(7/3724-3730 part). 7 boxes (part).

Note:

This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.