WAR RELIEF FUNDS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15312, 28 July 1915, Page 10

WAR RELIEF FUNDS.

COXFEKEXCE AT WELLIXGTOX. ■ fPKZ.S ASSOCIATION T_T,I*CRA_ A WELLING TOX. July 27. A Provincial Conference of delegates of committees interested in administration of war r.-dief funds "as h«ld to-day. the Mayor 01 Wellington (Mr J. V. Luke) presiding:. The sn-rgeswd .scheme tor the administration of the /and? was outlined, and entailed a diecu-ffiion that !—>!ed all the afternoon. Th*- scheme, which wa« prepared by Mr C. P. S!--Trrtt. X.C.. :« briefly that a s-ocicty should lw c-.-n-;:'*i'ed and incorporated for the ji'liii'.-.i;'vation of fund-, within the military 'lis'vjrt of """ollini.tMfi. The Association fhou'u . c .iiiist e.-'o'usivety of locaJ BOcictie* for r.r'=-i:ifr nnd zdmini.-trrins; relief funda within ili , »j_. ret-pectiv" district*!, such «o- ---■ lie'.icv. to ">■ .'.-.tii-t'MiWl and incorporated as branch s.'oieiios ■".: Ibe Association. The '.bjeot* ..." ill,. Afioeiat-'aif should l>e to control ;md i-c'.-.ul_tv tl-',. administration oi the fiaitu to some uniform scheme, to be del. rmiii'd Ly the ex.v-ut.ve committee of tho A*tj>ri-ati..n. f..r the- reiief nnd benefit of Nc* - —wlnnd ar.tl their dependfnls. :.nd. i 1?; far a« pr<s-ib'e, U> Kpiead such relief e','.:if:.H'y and uniformly ove-r the whole district withcut reference to locality or to the 11 mount of money r;ii-cd for the purpooen 1 of the f;:nd in ea_i dittiitt. Other obj-cta of the Ajioci.ition -.vould bo fco adopt means to prevent the improper exploitation of the fi'nrU of br-inrhc-s and to a-.-iET. applica- , lions for relief fr.-m the fundfi to th*' 1 lir.ir.ches vi-hi-ch could most conveniently deal • with them. 'Another object wouid bo to j promote the creation of o national hind i tiir.:>iirr(K--nt tly> D.--:mr.ion, either by pooHn?r I the funds of rU hrnrK-hes cr otfce r orftariwa- | tlona, or 05- <jrtani_i:7 r.ed imalg.-irn-.tir.'j with a national having for its object ihi- auminip.tnition Ihronghout the Dominion of war miief ju-ds and oth-.T tKomy- dev-.vd to tim.iar pnrpowvi. Anvong the r.ra;****} Ejects of the b.ranchc-i included the establi.-hment and the m,iinU*riiiricc of .-mployncent bnrca-.ir fcr returned «jldier9 a-nd saiiors, and the. j «>i!>«rid_:nK of j.nv hoepit-a! or charitable in- ■ fctiti-.tioc ir. ■■.■bic'h sny wo;md«i or jneapa- | c.Ut«d _o4dier or r-.-.ii'?i- m-iy be maintained. 1: wa_ tdfso provided that any branch might agroe by i_ rules that contributions out, of its fund cot excced:n;* 2o pe-r cent, thereof -cay be m-do to_ any_ brancJi of thp St. John Society in. Xc»- /k-n!and. or to any Riulds or corr.mittePA whone members a;e"w..rkinir for the benefit of any hcjp:Ul for X« w 'ieala.nd soldiers and eailot*. The su?'«6t-fd basis for the eHtubijehnicnt of _ aation-i «cheni» "M P"t- forward 07 the "\Vairara.p» de!e_--t**- T ie ■ »"'?g i ««tion --*» embodied m a reoommenaatjon th»t tiie rniiitj.ry district of Wellington (comprising the Wellinston, Tar-nwtJ.. Hawkes Bay land distrcte) h<> d'v:<Vd for the conveni«nc« of coilectioii a_J dtttri oil heir funds in aod of the wounded wc-ldicrs into ten a,rea* (>rxun_T.t«d), to be tailed Patriotic Pnr.d Di6t;ictfl.