THE RECRUITING SCHEME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2744, 12 April 1916, Page 5

THE RECRUITING SCHEME

MEMBERS OF A LOOAL BODY DIFFER. „■ ' At the meeting of the Hutt County Council held yesterday morning, a letter was received from the Recruiting Board expressing .regret that the council had declined to take an active part in assisting the board's recruiting scheme (as submitted to all local bod- ; ies in New Zealand^. On the letter being read . Councillor . Howell moved that a reply be sent to "[ the board giving a pledge that each : member of the council would undertake ~; a proper canvass of his own particular ' riding. Councillor Howell stated .that V; it happened that till members' of the '■' council were over the military age,' and ■ ■ the question, was: What were they'.pre-, J pared to do by way of sacrifice for : their country? They were pending their ;';■ young men away, and it was up' to ';| them to make some sacrifice to help the .'; Empire through its present ordeal. He '.: thereupon .gave am outline of what it was :, expected they should do, and what he, .v personally was doing in the way of ■; canvassing in the county. '•■'■''! The chairman (Mr; M. W. Welch). J said that he had informed the board that he could not undertake'the work i expected of him, as he had his farm to look after, besides the work enfailed '.: through his connection with various : local'. bodies'. < He was willing to Vdo■■•'.'• what he could, but would not consent ' to pledging the council. At the same ; time he gave Councillor Howell all credit for what ho was doing in the ■"-. county.'

Councillor W. Galloway spoke against y; the motion, giving as his that '■ he was not prepared to suffer insults 1 that would result from a personal canvass. Councillor Whiteman was also of -i the same opinion. . When Councillor Howell's, motion was put to the meeting, it was lost, "> only the proposer'and seconder (Councillor J. Wakeham) voting for it.