GOOD DEFENCE BAROMETER.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 6

GOOD DEFENCE BAROMETER.

. « ■ — r , FEELING OF THE COUNTRY. IBs Trleerasli.—Prese AbsbclMlobJ r Palmerston, July 29. , The Palmerston. Chamber of Commerce 1 has compiled an interesting list of 200 public bodies which are in favour of its : resolution, supporting the late Minister - for' Defenco (Hon. A. M. Myers) in maini taining the compulsory clause of the De- . fence Act; also of 22 bodies which took no action upon it, as well as a summary of [ the opinions expressed by those bodies which have approved of compulsory serJ vice. Bodies in Favour. > Among the latter are the Harbour ■ Beards cf Gisborne, Hokitika, Lyt- • telton, Motueka, Napier, Nelfon, • Oamaru, Otagp, Patea, Thames, ■ iTimam, and Wellington, The Bori oiigh Councils are:—Altaron, Ashbur- ; ton, Auckland, Balclutha, Blenheim, Bluff, • Cambridge, Cromwell, Dannevirke, Ristf bourne, Feilding, Foxton, Geraldine, Gis- > borne, Gore, Green Island, Grey Lynn, i Greytown, Greymouth, Hawera, Hast- > ings, Invercargill, Kaiori, Lawrence, > Levin, Lower Hutt, Marlon,, Milton, > Mcrnington, Mosgiel, Mount Eden, Nα- [ pier, Nnseby, Newmarket, New. Plymouth, • Northcote, Oamaru, Onehunga, Opotiki, Pahiatiia, Palmerston North, Queenstown, West Harbour (Dunedin), Richmond, Roslyn, Ross, Roxburgh, Stratford, Tapanui, 'i'aumarunui, Touranga, Te Aroba, Tβ Kuiti, Temuka, Thames, Timaru, AA'aihi, Waimate, AVaipawa* Wairoa, Woitara, AVanganui, AVangaaui East, Wellington, i AVhangarei. [ County Councils: - Akaroa, Pongaroa, . Amnri, Ash burton; Bruce, Castlepoint, ,' Cheviot, Cliftoj, Cook, Coromandel, Glu- , tha, Danucvirke, Egmont, Featherston, .' Grey, Ha.vara, Hobson,, Horowhenim, • Hutt, Recfton, Lake.County, Leu-ls, Ka- , whio, Kiwitea, Mackenzie, Makara, Manai watu, Jlanwtoto, Masterton, Matamata, . Miirchison, Olwira, Ohincmuri, Patangata, ! Patea, Piako, Rangitikei, Rodney, Roto- . run, Southland, Springs, Stratford, Taieri, > TaTanaki, Tawera, AVaiapu, AVaimairi, - AVaimate, Waimarino, AVaimate AVest, AA 7 aimea, Waipukurau, Wairewa, Wairoa, l AVaitaki, AVaitotara, Wallace, Weber, AVest- > laud, AVhakatane, Whangampmona, AVha- , ngaroa, AA'hangarei, AVoodville. ■' • ■ ■ Town Beards: Amberley,, CastlccliiT, i Clinton, Gonville, Hclensville, Hunterville, . Upper Hutt, Kamo, Lethbridge, Manai, L Mangaweka, Manuniii, Martinborough, 1 Morrinsville, .Napier South, Ngaruawahia, [ Nonnanby, Opunake, Otone} Outram, 3 'St. Aubyn, Te Awamutu, fc Timvald, AVaverley. i Road Boards in favour:—Upper Ash- . burton, Longheach, Otaki, Pelonis. , Chambers of Commerce:—Auckland, [. Cambridge, Canterbury, South Cantcrfc bury, Dannevirke, Dunedin, Ekctahuna, I Pending, Gisborne, Greymouth, Taumaru- [ nni, Tβ Aroha, Te Awamutu, Hamilton, E Hastings, Huntervilie, In.'ercargill, Ivuij pa Mastei'to n, Napier, Nelson. Paeroa, i Rotorua, Waihi, Wellington, Whangarei. Various other bodies in favour:—Duni editt Stock Exchange, New Zealand Parml ers' Union, Invercargill, Olajo Farmers' [ Union, the Lochiol River Board, Wintoji, . Milton Fire Board. No Action Taken. Bodies which merely received the resolution, but took no action, were the L Auckland and Greymouth " Harbour : Boards. >P , .Boromjh Cr/uncils:—EJiham,' Masterton, . P.etone, Port Chalmers, Taihape and AVest- [ port. I County Councils:—Hawke's Bay, ICail koura, Pohangina, AVairarapa. South, i Manawatu Land Drainage Board, Thames ; Chamber of Commerce, Nelson City Coim- - cil, and the "Cliristchurch GroupV' con- ) siting of the Cliristcluirch City Council, I Kaiapoi, Lyttelton. New Brighton, Sprey- . don, Sumnsr, and AVoolston Borough I Councils.