Jones was one of the instigators of the New Zealand Farmers Union , which eventually developed into Federated Farmers . On three occasions , he was the president of the North Canterbury branch . He belonged to the Wheat Board and , after World War I , the Repatriation Board . He was the chairman of the parliamentary committee that recommended the establishment of the New Zealand Meat Producers Board , and when it was established in 1922 , he was appointed as its first chairman . He remained in that role until 1931 and outside his parliamentary activities , this is what he was best known for . He resigned from the position when he was appointed to cabinet . Soon afterwards , he failed to get re-elected in the , so he resumed his role as chairman of the Meat Producers Board and held it until 1935 . He represented the Meat Producers Board at the 1932 British Empire Economic Conference in Ottawa , Canada . His 1935 resignation came about because he was appointed as member of the Commission of Agriculture
British Empire Economic Conference
British Empire Economic Conference
David Jones (New Zealand politician)