WHANGAREI.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 36, 11 February 1920, Page 7

WHANGAREI.

A well-represented meeting of businessmen of Whangarei was held on Monday nlglit to dlsouss the formation of a Traders' Association. At Hie last meeting In December, when the holiday arrangements and closing hours were fixed, a committee was set up to go into the question of the Traders' Association. After some discussion It was unanimously decided that uch a body be formed, to lie called The "Whangarel IDlstrict Traders' Association. It was stated that the main object of the association would be for the obtaining of greater unanimity in matters of interest, of opportunity for discussing business affairs, and Increased powers of indicating trader , views. The following officers were elected: President. Mr. Timewell: vice-presi-dent, Mr. V. W. Reed: secretaray. Mr 0. MoLean: Executive Committee, Messrs S. McOlll {grocers), Abbott (hairdressers and tobacconists), Hodgson (bAot store) W Jack (draper), Geo. Marshall {Ironmongers) iPaltner (jewellers), Wliitelaw ' (Kamp shopkeepers). The committee, with thif president, vice-president and secretary (ex officiol were empowered to go into the question of finance, and suitable rdlos. to be submitted to the next meptlns. It was decided to observe Toaster Saturday as a stop holiday, slight exception being agreed to in the case of chemistsand butchers. The late night of the week will he held on the Thursday. This win menn Mint business plno,s in Wliancarel will -be Hosed on Good Friday, Saturday nntl Buster Monday. Tt was pointed "out that the tr.ie pnrnose of the association was to do the maximum nmonnt of business in the minimum A deputation from the 'Northland Trottins Cli-h. in the persons of Messrs "Drake nnd Alibott asfced the association to fnvonrsWr romrtder closing the sho.ne on the afternoon of Saturday, etli March, the day of the Tneetliig, and moved In r» a t rtftwtlon. The view was taken that th!« ■wnnM constitute a precedent that wan not desrrnNe. therefore the request -was not