A. AND P. SHOWS

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1935, Page 4

A. AND P. SHOWS

TWO PARENT BODIES EXIST. POSITION IN NORTH ISLAND. By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. At the annual conference of North Island A. and P. Associations to-day the president, Air. W. Howard Booth, Carterton, mentioned the names of several men who had allegedly taken a prominent part quietly- in soliciting support for the Royal Agricultural Society’s reorganised district council scheme, thereby undermining the organisation known as the North Island A. and P. Conference. He said it came as a shock to him to hear that associations of the Auckland province were deserting the conference in favour of the Royal Society’s district councils.

Mr. Booth mentioned Mr. L. J. Wild, president of the Royal Agricultural Society, as having endeavoured to persuade the recent conference of South Island associations not to set up an organisation similar to the North Island Conference, but to support the Royal Society’s scheme instead. Mr. Wild explained that he sent a letter to the Otago Association in which he recommended the Royal Society scheme but had also said that, if it were decided to set up a conference, the Royal Society would act in co-operation at all times. While some delegates to-day considered there was no need for two organisations others thought the North Island Conference was accomplishing work which the Royal Society did not touch upon. Mr. Wild, in reply, said he was sure the Royal Society could accomplish all the conference had been doing. Finally the matter was referred to the executive of both organisations to discuss in conference and report. Mr. Booth was re-elected president