LOOKING TO PARLIAMENT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14182, 4 October 1909, Page 6

LOOKING TO PARLIAMENT.

FARMERS' UNION SCHEME.

Following is tho report bearing on the proposed political action by the Farmers' Union, which has been adopted by tho Auckland Executive of the union, to bo transmitted to the Dominion Executive and branches: — 1. " That all tho branches of the New Zealand Farmers' Union in each Parliamentary electorate shall • federate by electing delegates to represent tho wishes of their branches in each electoral district. Delegates of tho federated branches to bo termed an electoral council, and such council to have power to frame its own by-laws, consistent with tho rules and platform of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union." 2! Each electoral council shall report quarterly to tho provincial secretary the number of road districts and branches within $ho electoral council's bounds, and where it is desirablo to form additional branches." 3. "Each electoral council shall endeavour to form new branches in districts or localities where no branch exists." 4. "Resolutions passed by the electoral council dealing with political subjects shall bo forwarded to the member of Parliament for the district, and also to tho provincial secretary of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and tho councils shall keep in touch with their representative in Parliament as far as possible." 5. "Previous to the Parliamentary election, tho council shall meet, and shall select tho Farmers' Union candidates, and, having so, selected him, every delegate shall work on his committee until tho elections are over." 6. " The provincial executive shall hnvo power to call special meetings of tho electoral councils when desirable, to consider matters of general and public interest." 7. "That it be a recommendation to the provincial executive to have subscription lists , printed and issued to all branches of the union in tho province, and that branches be requested to nlace a list in tho hands of each member of the branch, with a viow of obtaining donations from members, * friends, and others in sympathy with the union, such donations to bo used by the executive as an organising fund. That a circular letter bo issued with tho lists -to the chairman and secretary of every branch in the province.". V 8. " That it be a recommendation to the executive that tho electoral councils when framing their by-laws should make provision for branches to hold monthly meetings, as near as possible at the same time, and about full moon, on account of the state of the roads. That branches should assist each other by arranging exchange of visits, social evenings, etc. The branch delegates to report to their councils periodically as to the state of their own branch." j 9. " That, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing regulations, it shall ho competent for the provincial executive, on duo notico having been given to the various electoral councils, to alter, add to, or amend any. of tho foregoing regulations." , ' .i