FARMERS’ UNION HEAD

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17062, 21 September 1929, Page 6

FARMERS’ UNION HEAD

MR. POLSON’S ATTITUDE SUPPORT FROM P.B. FARMERS Opposition to the open discussion of complaints against the Dominion president of the Fanners’ Union, Mr. W. J. Poison, was expressed by Mr. M. T. Tralfoi'd, at to-day’s meeting of the Poverlv Bay executive of the union, lie moved that the Dominion executive he asked to circularise the provinces, ■ sking that any discussion of the Dominion actions be taken in

uunutoo. ■\\e have not now, and never have bad

man .in t lie union with the. energy and « (J j Mia Poison,” declared Mr. j’ Bra Omni. "He has worked tremendously |

and not only lias he given bis work '..reins to the benefit of the union, but he has spent thousands of pounds -if his own money in the promotion of the union’s interests. “He held that the opposition to and criticism of Mr. Poison was based on party politics. This view was supported by Messrs. ,], c. Field and F. $. Bowen, the latter claiming that there was no medium through which more damage could lie done to an individual than politics. It was agreed that the executive express its continued and very warm support- for Mr Poison, as Dominion president.