Village Fathers Meet Minister

Village Fathers Meet Minister
A seven-man delegation from the British Guiana Village Chairmen’s Conference, Tuesday morning resumed discussions with the Minister of Local Government over a memorandum submitted late last month.
Yesterday’s delegation included Messrs. E. M. A. Wilson, Acting President of the conference; C. P. B. Melbourne, M.B.E., Senior Vice-President; Sydney King, Secretary to the Deputation; B. P. A. Branco, R. Glen, George Younge and H. L. Palmer.
After the meeting, Mr. Wilson said the discussions were held in a cordial atmosphere and the delegation left much more satisfied; than on the last occasion. The minister promised to give consideration to the points raised.

DRAINAGE
In the afternoon the delegation met with the Director of Drainage and Irrigation, Mr. R. F. Camacho, and discussed with him the memorandum on preliminary recommendations for proposed Drainage and Irrigation legislation for the Colony by Mr. C. S. Ridley, Assistant Director, Drainage and Irrigation.

POINTS
The points raised in the Ridley memorandum, were main Irrigation, subsidiary Irrigation, main Drainage, and subsidiary Drainage.
Control operation and maintenance extent of vesting of Control operation and maintenance were also discussed at length.
Source: The Daily Chronicle, Thursday, December 18, 1958: page 4.