Claim: William Polson initiated the Meat Export Control Act, he had married Florence Ada and clashed with the reform government which was established in 1912.
Evidence: He initiated the Meat Export Control Act in 1922 to help local farmers' profits. He had married Florence Ada Mary Lamb Wilson in 1910 with whom he had four children. He clashed with the Reform government over meat marketing in 1919, monopolistic marketing trusts in the face of a produce price slump in 1921. The Reform Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1912 to 1928.