MOTORTRADE ASSOCIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1929, Page 5

MOTORTRADE ASSOCIATION

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. (By Telegraph—-Per Pfeu Aisoci&tiou.Jj , V PALMERSTON . N., Sept. 17. ■ Officers elected were:— President,•/.Mr C.^V*. ; fclift Alston North). • ‘ / Secretary, Mr- 0., F. Cousins (Wellington). ' Auditor,.‘-Mr -R. A.' Fuller (Palm- r erston North)! .!' •; ;; •Coiw^lillors^!,Messrs' «F| Reynolds .(Wh'angurei)}f?F. B. '.Cadman i.Auckland), F. d/.£‘Farrair (Hamilton), C. S. . Wallac(S-%;(Tlianien > M. 'James -(.Te Kuiti),. E/AJ; Ferguson, (North -Tarapaki);‘ Lvsons . ((South Tar^riaki)>-;H>-Holmes (Gis- 1 borne)//H- U. Bell i (Napier), V. ' (Mannwatu), : E. W. Mef^(y|6hfhfer‘ v (Wanganui), Hughen (AAvtfilalfajja), ' 'S’.' C-. Millies (Horowheini i); Iff. 1 E.A Very-. (Wellington), !G. W. French ; ((Chirsljchrroh), C. f .\V, Wood -, nTmaru)f 'F.: Siriallhono (Ashburton), H. J. Jenkins iOamaruj,J. N. Armour (Southland)- , ’• *■ Tyre Representatives, Messrs .1. W. Spragg (Auckland,, North Island), A. WiriVpney (Dilnediri, South Island).; Petrol Representatives, Messrs A. Pollard (Auckland), Watson ('Dunedin). " .- ’* • ■' 4 . , ' -MOTOR TRADE. CONFERENCE - CONTINUED.

PALMERSTON N., Sept. 18. The Motpr- Trade Conference reported the benevolent ; fund /instituted in;; i 1925 had made/little progress until the ■ present, there, being a bare credit bal-,\' ance of - £-5,-4ast yearji. whiqh-, yras increased to .£9B.- At the present rate of . income it will be some years betfore it will .be possible to operate on. the fund unless the income is substantially addl-ed-to. . ' r. '■ ■! -

■ - 'Hie technical :i training-. scheme was stated to’have made substantial progress during t)(e year. A large amount of Itime been '-spent, - And it'Vyas ’td give satisfactory results. ."Classes were now in operation,'ip' Auckland, New Plymouth,. Wellington, .Christchureh, ! ' Timaru, Uamgrify and with the prospect 'of one c'oriimejjcirig at Wan- ; ganui. ' in a11,’350 boys in the motor trade were being trained., Each year a number .turned out capable of taking iiqp6rtarit v positions in the motor trade'.' The Committee hopes in ’ the:, next two years the number will be doubled. -\. - J> , The time had 'arrived when it was necessary to, provide a . regular source df. incopie, £OO, per..; annumbeing re- ' subscriptiori‘by members per annum to, proyidd ;thjs.; decided that.'every member of' -, vthe .trade;with.' exception • of . benzine^and; tyre be .asked to c^ntribijte fejv;'Ahil 1 ings' 1 per - per' anpum tfie fund; for .training iriebhariips;<the( .coptnbutipnSlto' he subaidised hy 'the 1 Goyernnaent. ■ ■ Fendr^XChtistchurch). and J.i M; Ferguson XTardrialti) were appoirited' :yice-preeiderttß’' lof XYhe Association; ' It -was resbived ;tliat AssOr eiations be'urged to take steps to promotu .a. riiaximum de'gree f of i uniformity of (regulations ;for ’theparking of cars, stfejet- .notices, signs etc.:, to eliminate enibarapinenfs,' arid penalties for visiting motorists. Also, th'at the Gk>vernriierit be surged .to proved with, the setting, up.' 'Cornmission to discuss the whole; of • the transport as a vital national problem;, Advancing last resolution, Hope ; Gibbons said .. that the .Royal Commission would bring most satisfactory results; ' ;■ l y„',; ; - T -it 5' '• ■ 4 . HIGHWAYS FINANCE. :/ . (PALMERSTON N., Sept. 18. The' ‘Motor; Traders (Conference carrieda remit, frorii the Te Kuiti branch; . that an - emphatic protest be • forwarded’ to the Government : against ■ tlieir . action in with drawing ;£200,000 subsidy frpm‘ the';' Highways - Board funds;;*-It (is, considered ( a direct breach of (faith "with motorists, in as '■■much as. it will- interfere with the Highways Board giving expeditious effect to’ its-programme, apd,also, di-, recetly opposed to the -original promises made, , when -imppsing thp; petrol tax; It wae..docided T to/iejegrriph the remit' to a meeting' pfvdeiegates f.’-om local bodies and, others interested in Highway finance . to lie ' held at Wellington to-mgrroy., f -V' , • ■