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

Mr. R. B. Hamilton explained that the secretary of the Wanganui Asso- ' citation was .-confident that if tiiere j was any prospect of amalgamation the debt on .the Wanganui Association could be paid off and. a fair start made. Probably Patea Association could do the same. The expenses need not be much. He was sure the Hawera auctioneers would . lend their yards, as had been done at Waverley one year. „

Mr. Geo. McLean suggested that the committee ascertain whether amalgamation was. possible and report to a future meeting.

The chairniaii whs anxious to amalgamate, at any with- tile Patea district- as the nearest, ahd .intimately connected ; With. Hawera district,, but .lie 'feared that.,i£. an,, Association were .not, first... LdrJned ■outside associations 'would pht, pare, to,.’j|oin with a body having no. corporate existence and ho. fund’s. Which . coiild, be counted on., Mr. Liyingifto.ii’s proppsai was practically to postpone the formation of an association wliich the previous meqti.ng had decided- should be formed. He. was quite willing -,to put the amendment if. pressed,, but ’lie believed the feeling, of the meeting was in favour of the resolution, arid as a •proposal would, he belivpd, .be made later to bring about an amalgapiatiP ll ) perhaps M.r Livingston Would Withdraw his proposal iri the ineantiirie.

AMALGAMATION PROPOSALS

, This was agicea to, arid, the resolution was put arid, carried unanimously. .! Mr. Hamilton proposed,: “That it is , j desirable to arrange. with. $ lie Patea [.Association., for an, amalghriiatibri , ,of ! tlie two 'districts so,„far ‘a? the.,.holding of a shoir is eoncermpii provided , that the Value ..of , the prizes at. be j phow.. pan thereby Re, inpreas&d,,-tp;£ueh , I an., extent,.a,s. to ...attract., bdmpp.fitpra I from a distance, the working commit I tee to have power either to arrange