“BREACH OF ETIQUETTE"

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18206, 29 September 1933, Page 6

“BREACH OF ETIQUETTE"

CHANGED NAME AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION “If our Auckland friends are adamant in regard to the retention of their new name the way is now open for our union to adopt the name of the ‘New Zealand Automobile Association,’ ” says the annual report of the executive of tho South Island (New Zealand) Motor Union.

“The Auckland Automobile Association,” says the report, “has recently changed its name to ‘The Automobile Association.’ In the opinion of the executive (and it is understood that this opinion is held by the majority, if not all of our affiliated institutions), the adoption of the new name by the Auckland association is at least a breach of etiquette so far as the nomenclature is concerned, is certain to lead to confusion, and to mislead, at least, overseas organisations to believe that the Auckland institution is the governing body of motoring in New Zealand. Strong representations were made by the executive, and it was hoped that the Auckland association might reconsider the position, but so far no intimation in regard to Auckland’s attitude has been published. “Of course, we have no right to intervene in the ‘domestic matter.’ There seems to be an opinion fairly strongly held among North Island motorists that better service would be rendered to motorists if one big club were formed to carry out the functions of the North Island Motor Union and its affiliated institutions. The opinion of the executive is. however, that the formation of one big club might (like the new broom) be very effective for a short period, but it would not be long in our democratic country before dissatisfaction would be manifest in the various centres, leading to disintegration, and finally to the reversion to local clubs and associations and a governing body somewhat on the present lines.”