HIBERNIANS WASH DIRTY LINEN.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10417, 1 April 1910, Page 4

HIBERNIANS WASH DIRTY LINEN.

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, April 1. Another heated discussion took place at" the Hibernian conference to-day concerning the advisability of removing the headquarters from Auckland. One Christchurch delegate condemned the action of the executive in sending out the circulars referred to yesterday, and said it was unworthy of the executive. The question of the issue of proxies for the representation of . branches by delegates not residing in the district worked by the branches in question was also hotly condemned. The President in reply said only three branches were represented by proxy. He the. Auckland branch officers .we|e also the .district executive. When the-intentions,; of the" Auckland branch .came before himself and' his '■'■ colleagues sitting as £■ district executive they Idfemed it their' duty to inform the branches what -was taking- place. ■ instead.sof t beipg con-., "demhed they should have been cpSiir mended. He'firmly-intimated that; he; 'would allow discussion within, the limits" of the 'subject before .the meeting,-but would nqtltplerate the washing' of vagfys dirty' linen:... ' '.. -,. , v.; -fi-.ff: After a lpng and, at times, aciimpni% ous discussion,-the meeting decided ithat; a conference be held between; the ;Anckr'; land, Wellington, Ohristchiirch, and Dunedin and district, exijcj*ti tive, "with instructions to; lepoit : tp >tfo* general conference at SkSO/pan. '■';.-I:■■'■ }g~kl%i