NAVY LEAGUE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 401, 9 January 1909, Page 7

NAVY LEAGUE.

The Na.vy Leame held, the first, rop.ijthly meeting pf the New Year at the, Ghambej !of Commerce rooms' last.', nigl#... TKe, secret • tary.reported very favourabe result? of Eiew« [ tenant Knox's lectures throughout, the.. South, ; Island. A, telegram had: been received, f.rom ; : the Mayor of. Ne:W Plymouth., asking iJF' the. : local secretary cpuld accompany • Lieutenant, 011 the occasion of his. addtess. ia t.bat, itoMsn, as the citizens were ansip.us to.'form a, new branch of the leagne/iii"Noto Plymouth. The epmnytteo expressed .the.,hopeJtliat.'Mr.:. 0, W. Palmer ' would bo, ablo:.to acccdc to thorequest'. y: Applications, were, ireceived-'froim : Wanganui and Nw Plympu% asking .fpr- thek, presence of a warship in, their poets; on thp, opcasion, »f ' the aduiesses. Inquiries: aiet being with ijhe naval ■ authorities,' t? what caii be'done. in this respect.' .. In connection Syith the. big meetinig;:to be. held in the Town IJall onj January-26,iwlien.: the filial address Mnll be delivered,."'the', ar-, rangements, m?do by th,e seotetary wefe cussed iind approved. No cliarge fpi?' ackmiss.ion will be made on that:.occa^on,-but: it, was deqided to reserve 'seats,'for rinembe*s pf thei league.'.jnd their: for thft'Gfe rispn oißcers, and, for- the City Corporation .and pther- bodies. His Ex'cellency the Go- . :vernor intimated his; iuteption. of; being- pre- . ' "v- -"- : "-

. ' > the. snggest^d..:b,stahlisb'mo?jt -in: Wellington of a Snore and" Sea 'Tr&ining Home on the'lines, of the T ttW 'Ls.tgiie"Home;' at List-ar<l, the secretary submitted-a"ptor' posal as to a conference '.of tha various:' parties likely to be_ interested, and a, sub 4 conimitteo 1 was appointed to • act iij conjunction .with tho- secretary foi; the furtherance of the matter.

,: Accounts-totalling £44 185. Bd. were passed for payment, including a remittance to London of. £25 for the purchase of illustrated books for the schools, and. a< net predit, bat ance of £74 13s. Id. was. reported. u :,' '