FARMERS' UNION

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 103, 28 October 1932, Page 3

FARMERS' UNION

* .— AUCKLAND EXECUTIVE

SEPARATION APPROVED

A recommendation that the Auckland provincial executive of the Xew Zea'and Farmers' Union be allowed to form % separate organisation was adopted yesterday afternoon by the Dominion executive of the union. It was agreed to.facilitate the separation in a friendly way, and to agree upon the basis at the earliest possible moment. For some years there has been a considerable difference of opinion in the union as to the advisability of the Auckland provincial executive taking an active part in party politics through the formation of the Country Party. Matters have been brought to a head by articles appearing in "Farming First," which is the official organ of the Auckland executive. A committee consisting of Messrs. W. W. Mulholland (chairman), H. E. Blyde, D. Dickie, C. C. Jackson, W. Morrison, and E. 11. Murney was set up at the Dominion executive meeting j this week. This committee considered the position exhaustively and presented the following report yesterday afternoon:— . ""We have discussed with representatives of Auckland, Messrs. A. A. Boss, and E. H. Feisst, the continually recurring domestic 'differences caused fundamentally by the sharply divergent ideas as to .how best to press, to finality the decision of the Dominion conference and executive. The discussion was at all times conducted in the most friendly manner, and all parties fully realised the gravity of the situation and the importance of any decisions which,might be reached. "It was found impossible to come to any understanding with the Auckland representatives which gave any promise of being final. The committee therefore with very great regret recommends ! thaj Mr. Ross's suggestion that Auck- i 3and provincial executive be allowed to forni a, separate organisation for whose policy the New Zealand Farmers' Union should be in no way responsible, be accepted, and that he be authorised' to inform the Auckland provincial executive that the Dominion executive would" facilitate in a friendly way such a separation. The basis of separation should be decided at the earliest possible moment." The Teport was unanimously adopted, and it was decided to send a copy to the Auckland executive, to be consider, ed at its next meeting.