FARM INTERESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22540, 3 October 1936, Page 18

FARM INTERESTS

PROPOSED CHAMBER FORMATION DEFERRED CLASH OF OBJECTS FEARED Consideration was given the formation of an Auckland Chamber of Agriculture at a meeting Jield yesterday, when there was no unanimity that it should he a separate entity, but an educational committee of wide scope attached to either the Northern District. Council of the Royal Agricultural Society or the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, A committee was appointed to meet representatives of the latter body before the proposed constitution is passed. Mr. S. Austin Carr, president of the Northern District Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, said it was unfortunate many of the chamber's obiccts were identical with those of the Agricultural and Pastoral, Association. Conflict was bound to result, and no one wanted that, so it had been recommended by association members that the chamber consent to change its name to the education committee of the association. The co-operation and finance of the association would then be behind the scheme, which would be welcomed by all. Lack of Agricultural Education I'll is view was supported by Mr. J. j Wylie. president of the association, who said it would bo better if they were to work hand in hand. Mr. S. I. Crookcs deplored the lack ot agricultural education for young fanners in the province, and the possibility of any overlap in a scheme to solve the problem. The association stood to benefit from the enthusiasm of the new committee, which in turn might hope to start on a stronger footing than if it set out alone. Mr. G. H. Halford, secretary of the North Island Council of the Young Farmers' Federation, was in accord with the suggestion. Mr. H.. 0. Mellsop expressed surprise at the turn matters had taken, and when told the association's work covered the whole province, he said he would otter no objection. Maintaining it would be an unwise move for the association to attempt to co-opt the chamber as a committee, Mr. F. 0. Knight said it could only cause antagonism, and would be better attached to the Northern District Council, in which case it would have wider interests. Aims o 1 Organisation Mr. E. Moss said the association concerned itself mainly with shows, and had not undertaken any of the work proposed by the chamber, which intended, apart from the education aspect, to foster scientific research, scrutinise agricultural legislation, consider workers' facilities, investigate scholarships and hold conventions. It would be a sad disappointment to the prime movers in the chamber to have the activities curtailed to deal only with educational matters. "There is no reason why all agricultural activities in the next 20 years should continue to be conducted by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association," said Mr. B. M. Davis. The association would ultimately benefit from the education of young farmers, as proposed by the chamber, and under any alteration of plan those behind it would have to guarantee to push it as the movers had done so iar. He moved that the Northern District Council be asked to explain the conditions of affiliation and what help it would be prepared to give such an affiliated society, but the motion was doteated. A committee was then appointed to meet Agricultural and Pastoral Association representatives.