DEPOSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1930, Page 12

DEPOSED.

UNITED PARTY CHAIRMAN

ACTION BY E)(ECUXIVE. VOTE ALMOST UNANIMOUS. "COURT ACTION INTENDED. : ; (By;Telegrajte—Press Association.),,, . '■'. .; c ' WELLINGTON, Friday. ■;* Sensational?developments, -in; connection with the' United party's organisation took place to-night at a meeting of the executive of the United New Zea-land-Political Association. According to an official report- supplied, a resolution was unanimously carried terminating Mr. Dayy's services as chairman' and stopping the payment "of his honorarium. v, v .,.:', '' V v •• • In a statement, Mr. -Davy declared that the meeting was illegal and intimated that'to-morrow; he would apply '•■; to the Supreme Court for an injunction I "• restraining the executive from acting in | "the manner decided upon! Resolutions .Passed. , S The official the meeting' stated that the r following resolutions Wefe carried;' unanimously, after one membef%jl the retired from Davy }—,_ s ,; , • <'That having regard -to/previously ex-, pressed dissatisfactipu; withythe' conduct of Mr. Davy as chairman particularly expressed atfa meeting of the executive held on December 20, 1929, when ; a; motion cohdeinning Mr; Davyfa'unsatis-; factory conduct as chairman and dispensing with his services' and;'terminate ing (lub-'.engagement as from, that and requesting that he should forthwith hahd over. poßßesMon of the olfiees; together with all keys, books, papers, : "\? ne ?- amVttl l otner property,'of the ?,$$S? ; and deferred SSfeSBf r tlw - cl ««tniaß holidays with beD; v J". d ;Sition ccuti : o J *° vttw' "of Mr. IEwSr"L i 7 1, Alld in the' -party and^&Minfc *?£? of Pro- |a Auckland-despVX.^.jl

undertaking. giv6n: to the f executive at a meeting held on October 15,1929, that he would; not, make any further -: communication -"-to the Press .* without- 1 ' the approval of the executive, this executive dissociates Jitself from 'Davy's ; utterances \as being incorrect and unwarranted. and strongly condemns ..his; action as being disloyal to the; executive: and to the party; and a .flagrant breach of the rules of, organisation: and of the undertaking given by him to the >: executive. . ' ■ - ".. ■ ■■ -,-.■•. ... , "This executive therefore resolves; that Mr. 1 Davy do forthwith ! cease to be chairman of the executive. , ;| "This meeting further resolves that; Mr. Davy's -honorarium cease *as from! to-day. further .resolvesthat Mr." Davy forthwith hand- over possession of the/offices together/with I all keys, books,. papers, moneys and; 'other" property of. the executive. ' ; _ ,! ', ''-This executive also desires to place, on record (l), that the meeting Jot the executive was held oh December 20,| 1929, as a result of a conference between members ;of the "Cabinet and 'of .'■' thej executive on the previous dayi.when, Mr; was summoned to giVe" an;:accouhti of certain; matters, and. strong "'disapproval of Mr. Davy's conduct was pressed, and the necessity stressed '■' for, an immediate change,' ,(2) and;;affirms continued confidence ih'Sir'Joseph-Ward and his Ministers." i