CONGREGATIONAL UNION.
AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE
MINISTERS' RETIRING ALLOWANCES.
"Our meetings in Brisbane in connection with the annual reunion of the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand held at Brisbane, were most successful and many bright men were gathered together from all the States," said Sir Geo. Fowlds, one of the delegates from the Dominion. The Rev. Lionel Fletcher was also a delegate, but, 011 account of illness in Sydney, was unable to attend, and according to Sir George was very much missed. One of the problems facing the New Zealand delegates, and the strongest reason for Sir Geo. Fowlds' attendance, was the endeavour to secure an amalgamation of ministers' retiring allowances. The idea was to allow the ministers in question to move freely from one State to another and also to New Zealand, if need be, so that they could find a congenial place to settle. At present these ministers have to remain in the place where they receive their retiring allowance. Sir George said the proposed scheme had not been finalised, but an agreement had been reached. This agreement would be put before an actuary who had been authorised to produce a workable scheme which would ultimately make one fund for Australia and New Zealand.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19290618.2.104
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 8
Word Count
206CONGREGATIONAL UNION. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.