PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15014, 8 July 1914, Page 10

PROGRESS LEAGUE.

THE PRELIMINARY ARRANGE-ill . ments. ■.-- : :;.:■. - "■.^H| ; PUBLIC MEETING TO-XlGsT.:i|| At a public' meeting held in the pitsf|fCouncil Chamber on Juno 34th,----decided to form a- Progress North Canterbury and a committee was -set. up to preliminary details. Nothing haa'b*ea,';'| Reported, in the: meantime the work -of. the League*, but.':the*:JMt||iP 'visional committee completed : ita : dfl«S?| ■yesterday afternoon, and ■• its be laid before a pubh'c meeting^. held "at the o'clock , t<Mught. j • "" ' '■ '■■■':v-f^P The name suggested ■tion.is the 'North League; and the draft cojistitut ion sei(r|p out its objecte.as being''to ; promQte,aDaf|i^

assist any movement lor tna aarance«i& ment of . North ;.Caritorbiu^ ; euro the co-operation of 'rtbwa "■■ country to that end.''. -■: /S^l- vv 'v : --"|»| ■■'«It ■is proposed that' when.'' is organised"ite activities. 'tributed; amongst various' sections ojs!|§| ! committees, one ■to - take:.fcharg6."crf|; finances/ another to djrect the institfmtf^ 1 thip campaign, another to development- of . the -rural. another to. co-operate ; with : ' bodies ■-for" th'e - prbmoiion of: dustries and commerce, watch the interests: of the gard to. parks andscenic.'reservesf : «a|g|| to give attention, to matters ■ affectinKK' the health of .the c«injnun,ity and ally to deal with the,district from tbep residential point of view. . Then thernM: will be an educational * committeej|e another to interest iteelf. in and public works and etill another com-:;|| mittee to superintend the advertiOTgJ|| of the advantages of North (knterbury||| as a place of residenco or as a field. The general work Will be Bupe£j|| vis<&& and directed by a council of inan<e agemont, and thb co-operation of ential -businese men has been secured bj|||| the of an Adrisory Coui(||^ ■ The promoters are aiming at the;«|jl| tablishment" of branches in everytrict in the League's area, ywhich ;:wiU}|s| extend, if the committee's proposal iffS adopted, over the Canterbury landdisrSM trict north of the Bangitata. branches will; nominate.delegates; ; tho Council of Management, and it )isSz hoped also to secure the operation of. all local bodies' in the, s»io»^wa: y. ■\' " ■ - : -" ■ ''V-iV'^ll The subscription question engaged tho attention of the tee, and the suggestion to bo made,topjj the League is that honorary should be elected on payment of a scription of not less than a guinea«sgs| member and that .ordinary or worldnw||s members should be admitted '.on ment of a minimum subscription of »||* a year. . ■ ".■.•'■■■ : iO#^:: The business of the public meetfflf|j# to-niebt will bo to consider tho mendations of the provisional comm -jj.-* and to set the League on its feet appointiiig a working council to take the organisation. * '*:'ss%