MILK IN SCHOOLS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29535, 9 June 1961, Page 14

MILK IN SCHOOLS

Abolition Sought (N.Z Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 8. A remit that “milk in schools be com.pl ely abolished” was carried, though not unanimously, at the second day of the annual conference of the Wellington division of the National Party in Wellington this morning." Also carried were two remits pressing for reduction of death duties, or their abolition and replacement with succession duties at a reduced rate. Not carried was a remit which wanted a universal £20,000 exemption from the duty. Carried with a slight amendment was another remit asking for death duty exemption for bequests to approved charities, education and research projects. A Patea remit asking for fulil State subsidy on private hospital fees where there is no public hospital, was passed after an amendment that it apply only to urgent cases. A remit wanting a premium bonds scheme, as in Britain. was carried, but only narrowly. A remit asking for a re-habilitation-type land settlement policy for civilians was substantially amended to read that the'party reaffirmed its 1960 land settlement policy plank, and that young farmers so settled be not permitted to sell their land for profit, except to the Government, for seven years.