GRANT DECLINED

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 239, 9 October 1942, Page 4

GRANT DECLINED

PATRIOTIC FUND

EX-SECRETARY'S ACTION

K I. ! >111,"ir. who recently '•-itrivd (ho secretaryship of the Nuckland Provincial Patriotic C'oiin'd. ha- win ten to the Mayor, Mr. 1 A. (' Allum. chairman of the 1 atriotic ('nunril. returning the inintint of tin- grant made to him on lie ncca-mii ul his resignation. Mr 1 -mar ga\ c up ins position as secre■"".v to take up another post in Wellington The following is a text "f the Idler received by Mr. Allum: "As public controversy, in which I could take no part has apparently -pent it-elf. I now feel entirely free 111 make, and to communicate to you, • i considered personal decision M'garding the three months' leave of 'I '-ence granted to me by the Provin- ' 1; 1 1 Council on my retirement from i 1 - scrvice. "This is. that [ cannot, retain the ■ Mailt, greatly though 1 appreciated 'lie spontaneous gesture of the coun- > d and notwithstanding the intima- |; "ti 1 have just received that members did not intend to permit ; l'e Patriotic l-'und to suffer finan- ■ ■ 111n as a result.

"As no revocable action, however well intentioned and made and responded to in the host of Rood faith, can he allowed to prejudice the interests of the fund, 1 ask council to rescind its decision granting me three months' leave of absence. To facilitate the adoption of this course I return herewith the amount of the grant.

'With renewed good wishes for the continued success of council's activities."