KEEPING FIT.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1938, Page 11

KEEPING FIT.

TVELFARE CAMPAIGN. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. i MEMBERS APPOINTED. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. The personnel of the National Council of Physical Welfare and Recreation, appointed under legislation parsed by Parliament last year, was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E. Parry. The council is to consist of the following mi'inl)Prs: — The .Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Parry (chairman). Mr. J. W. Hcenan, Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs (deputy-ehairman). Dr. M. H. Watt, Director-General of Boa Ith. Mr. N. T. Lambourne, Director of E<liiijitfoti. An oniocr yet to be appointed by the Jlinistcr o Defence to represent the ICaviil, Military and Air Forces \)r. T. Harold Pettit, of Auckland, prominently associated with swimming live-wiving, fishing, shooting and other eports. Ml-s Apnea Kennedy, of Auckland, a nic-mIM-r ot the staff of the Teachers' Training College, an official of the An.-kl.-i ml Y.W.C.A. and organiser of W'lni'ii s panics. Mr. L. J. Brake, of Whangarei, president of the North Auckland Union ami actively associated with swimming and trotting. Mr. W H Moves, lieadmnster of New Plymouth High School and formerly a prominent : thlcte. Miss KiithWn McKenzie, of Napier, a keen physical culturist, a former competitor in the Dominion ewirnmino- championsliips ami a prominent member of the guide movement.

Dr. C. E. Hercns, Dean of the Medical Faculty at Otago University. Mr. R. T. Meredith, of Invereargill, president of the 2s~ew Zealand Rugby Union, chairman of the Southland Sports Truat and actively interested in bowls, ericket, wrestling, boxing and athletics. Mr. F. G. Dunn, of Christchurch, president of the New Zealand Amateur Swiminin Association. Mr. A. C. Kitto, of Wellington, ptftsi«lent of the Wellington centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. Mrs. R. S. Mclnnes, founder of the New Zealand Girls' Basketball Association. Mr. C. F. Schadick, county engineer, West port, who has represented Nelson and Weetland in football, hockey, cricket, tennis, golf and swimming. Mr. M. H. Wilks, public accountant, of TaumarunuL

The Act passed laet year provided for the appointment of 10 unofficial members of the council. In the list nowannounced there are 12 names, and the Minister stated that he proposed to ask Parliament to agree to the appointment of the two additional members. Important Stage Reached. "An important and essential etage in bringing into effect Parliament's legislation has now been reached," said Mr. Parry. "I am certain that the men and ■women selected to administer the Act ■will quickly gather in their work the confidence of the public, sports bodies and participant in all forms of sport and recreation. I should have relished power to recommend the Government to appoint the bulk of the applicants, so admirable and experienced were they for the work lying ahead. The members of the council are chosen not so much on account of their connection with any particular eport as for their ability to render service to sport and recreation as a whole." Stress was laid by the Minister on appointments to be made of district committees to serve the council in the needs of the districts represented. "Particularly must the country -districts be looked after," Mr. Parry said. "To often in the past have the country districts been neglected. In the making of provision for recreational facilities the council will apply iteelf to the creating of centres, where most forms of sport and recreation can be given full eway. In these centres the committee's work will bo valuable, and of double value when the council makes its survey, which will be. its first function." The council was in an advisory capacity to the Government, said Mr. Parry. It would examine all the proposals for an increase of facilities for recreation, and the welfare of the people and its recommendations would go before the Government.