FEES TOO HIGH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1936, Page 20

FEES TOO HIGH.

ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS. PALMERSTON NORTH BREAKAWAY (Hy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Tuesday. Tliat the Associated Chambers o? Commerce was a most expensive organisation, and that sooner or later most of the smaller chambers would have to take the same course of action as Palmerston North and withdraw their application, were opinions expressed by the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce yesterday. s For many months the Palmerston chamber had been at difference with thn Associated chambers over the matter of affiliation fees. The Associated chambers fixed the fee at 0/ a member, and a? the Palmerston North chamber found itself unable to build up anything like a large membership without reducing the subscription to 10/0, the passing on of 0/ of that amount was considered out of all proportion. An offer was made of 15 per cent of income, but that proved unacceptable to the parent body Under the (>/ rate, Palmerston North would be called upon to hand over £45, plus arrears, which brought the total to £78. The chairman, Mr. A. J. Graham, said the only thing to do was to retire gracefully. A motion to that effect was carried.