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Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 7 November 1933, Page 10

many settlers and townspeople had talked the matter over, and there seemed to be a general opinion that the time had arrived tor tne starting of such an association as that proposed. He did not know whether tne settlers generally had sympathy wuu the movement, hut all to whom lie had spoken appeared to have. The townspeople certainly were in favour of it. The two extreme ends ot the district had associations, and it seemed a right tiling that the centre, w lucre most of tne good stock was to be found, should nave one also, and he thougiit it would be highly advantageous io .small holders, who could not atforcl to take their produce a lony distance to shows, it would also be a means of bringing townspeople and country people together and causing them to unite in the common interests. There would be some expense in connection with the society, and this had been advanced as a reason for not starting an association previously, but when money was required for sports oi races it could .be obtained, and he saw no reason why money could not be obtained for sucii a. purpose as this. Mr. Yorke thought the first thing was to get a committee to see what, support might be hoped for, and moved that the following gentlemen be written to and asked to co-operate. Messrs. J. Lysaght, J. S Caverhill, G V. bate, R, H. Nolan, O. E. Major, I. Bayly, G. Bayly, IVI. J. Goodson, j. Heslop, J. Winns, J. Livingston, G McLean, W. Derritt, W- V . Mitchell, M. Hunter, A. H. Duff, 11. (J. Robbins, G. Glenn, A. Hastie, T. Parsons, E. H. Godsal, K. B. Hamilton, H. S. Peacock, Max D King, W . 8. Cobliam, Captain Good, W. G. White, F. Brett, P. L. Neilson, F. K. Jackson, C. Laishley and A. S l . Tonks. with power to add to the number. If no one else was prepared to take up the duty of writing to them he would do so himself