A. AND P. MEMBERSHIP.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 463, 12 September 1919, Page 3

A. AND P. MEMBERSHIP.

Very Little Support. The following "plain talk" is taken from a report submitted to the Franklm A. and P. Society by its secretary, Mr D. R. Hamilton : During the last six weeks wo have been busy preparing u roll of residents living in the immediate neighbourh Kid. While claiming our area as extended from coast to const as far north as Papakma and as fur sou h as To Kauwata. Wo have only pre pared our list as from I\i|>akura to Mercer. In this area wo liul there aie 1,787 men who ara entitled to vote, hut not one of this 1,787 is a mumb' r. In the same area wo have 569 membeis of whom about 4l)«l are financial That is, not 2"> per Ccint of the residents in this ana are financial members. When w • cm si lor that our show is really the Lower Waikato Show and not tho Pukekohe or ove.i the Franklin S ■«>* it is appalling. Tho Lower W-i----ka'o embraces not < nly Franklin County but puts of Roglan Wai ka'o and Manukau Counties; and is one o' tho most prosperous and pr >- duct.ve districts in tho Dominion While wo still cling to the name t.f Franklin for old associations sake and also so as not to conllat v\ it li the Hunusof other load ng S ;ci<ti' s !>• the great Waikato Hiver, we inu*t nrakn a mighty * IT..rt lo Inieg n t Society up to the standard niuird for such an imp riant di.sttict 1 foel we would bo betrijiig our tmst if we did not make an effort to in ke our Society worthy of our beautiful district An urgent •IT >rt >li nld theref 're at once b i main to iricn is. our nmmbnr.ship by nn a>l litiona too mombors for the pr<\s-it yar If a canvas was mi! > ami the '' on mitten co-opoiat ■<! I •; i'tli■• I I■ . i sure we could tin it.