The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2 (June 1, 1927)
Government Stores Control Board
Government Stores Control Board.
Among the functions performed by the Government Stores Control Board is that of carrying out tests of new brands of cleaning material and similar stores. Should any Government Department desire to have a new line of stores tested, particulars are furnished to the Stores Control Board office, where arrangements for the necessary action are put in train. This centralised system secures the benefit of standardised and comprehensively thorough testing methods such as could not be undertaken were each Department to act for itself in these matters.
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