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To Roger Newburn from Dale S. Bonde 10/27/82 Pg 2
As their exports increase, they will determine their transport)
whether it be by rail, their own transport) U.C.T.U. or the
private sector.
The Produce Marketing Board is very optimistic that the farmers
aregearing up production. Here again, I heard the farmer
needs inputs1 farm credit and reliable processing and transport
facilities.
We also discussed the need for training for all employees
of the Produce YMarketing Board. There is a need for all levels
of training, and said there is also the extreme need to
organize and educate the local societies.
W'e had an interesting discussion on drivers) wages and related
problems. The Secretary agrees that wages are low but this
is misleading inthat Management offers their employee further
inducement (all tax free) in items such as free housing for
some, subsidized housing for others) free transport to snd
from work, subsidized food available to employees at low cost,
He feels that all these things considered) wages are quite
reasonable.
The Transport Officer was telling me that two Leyland lorries
ordered and paid for two months ago have not been delivered,
and all that was remaining was to transfer title and register
them. Back at Kewampe I checked into this with Edvrard)' the
Traffic Manager, who said the title had been mislaid and they
were searching for it. When I suggested getting a duplicate,
told me to see the person who had handled the transaction
who would be in at 8 A.M. the following morning. It turned
out that he also knew nothing about any of it since he hadn't
been in to work for two weeks. He suggested that U.C.T.U.
may not have had enough money to transfer the :quipment and
sent me on to the Chief Accountant at the head office. T'en
I arrived at his office four hours later, I was i.,formed by
him that the equipment had been licensed that morning and
the Produce Marketing Bonrd could have their lorries this
afternoon. I wondered irhy the two-month delay in a transaction
that should be completed in one day; he could not e::plain iti
and only said it w.ras a complicated procedure. At least I
rs able to notify t-e Produce Marketing Board that .t-.eir
lorries would be delivered shortly.
I had a very enjoyable and in1or::_'. Z.v; i.:ct:'r: .:tL tc Pro .
.. rrtirg Eoard.
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