Concerning the proposal by the Auckland Return**! Soldiers' Association that the designation of the Associations in New Zealand should be changed to either "The British Legion of New Zealand," or "The British Legion. New Zealand Section." Mr E. P. Willcox. secretarv of the Christchurch R.S.A., stated to a Press reporter yesterday that so far as ho knew there had been no desire for. any change locally, and the question had been tjiven no consideration by the committee. The idea was to give the Associations wider scope, said Mr 1 "" cox. as 'there was a little misapprehension as to what sections of re *"~ n A "errice men were included in the «■*»;"• , !nm» H?rl w. understand that tne asd teat w«j _;■- United merely to New gander*.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 15
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