FARMERS' UNION AND POLITICS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 197, 7 October 1909, Page 5

FARMERS' UNION AND POLITICS.

■ The Auckland . -•:• -tiv,- nf tin: I-'ar- | mer»' Union hn« ::<\< ; tf ! the following pogramme. which is to he transmitted Ito the Pominion executive and branches: - 1. "That all the branches of the New Zcalnd Fanners' Union in each Parliamentary electorate shall federate by electing delegates to represent the wishes of their branches in each electoral district. Delegates of the federated branches to be termed an electoral council, and such council to have power to frame its own by-laws consistent with the rules and platform of the New Zealand Farmers' Union." 2. "Each electoral council shall report quarterly to the provincial secretary the number of road districts and branches within the electoral council's bounds, and where it is desirable to form additional branches." 3. "Each electoral council shall endeavour to form n?w branches in districts or localities where no branch exists."

J. "Resolutions passed by the electoral council dealing with politic subjects shall be forwarded to the member of Parliament for the district, and also to the provincial secretary of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and the councils shall kept in touch with their representatives in Parliament as far as possible." 5. "Previous to the Parliamentary election, the council shall meet, ami shall select the Farmers' Union candidate, an-!, having so selected him, every delegate shall work on his committer until the elections are over." 7. "That it be a recommendation to the provincial executive to have subscription lists printed nnd issued to all branches of the union in the province, and that branches be requested to place a list in the hands of each member of the branch, with a view of obtaining donations from members, friends, and others in sympathy with the union, such donations to be used by the executive as an organising fund. That a circular letter issued with the lists to the chairman and secretary of every branch in the province." 6. "The provincial executive shall have power to call special meetings of the electoral councils when desirable, to consider matters of general and public interest." 8. "That it be a recommendation to the executive that the electoral councils when framing their by-laws should make provision for branches to hold monthly meetings as near as possible | at the same time, and about full moon, I on account of the state of fhe roads. 1 That branches should assist each other by arranging exchange of visits, social evenings, etc. The branch delegates to report to their councils periodically as to the state of their own branch." 9. "Thßi, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing regulations,it shall be competent for the provincial executive on due notice having been given to the I various electoral councils, to altcr.add to,or amend any of the foregoing regu- [ lations."