PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 63, 7 December 1917, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

MEETING OF ADVISORY BOARD

WORK OF CAPETOWN ANZAC COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Advisory Board of Ifche New Zealand Federation' of Patffiotic Societies was held yesterday in, the Accountants' Chambers; Mr. L. 0 H. IVipp (Wellington) presided, and there were-also present: The Hon. J. (T. Paul : (Dunedm),, arid Messrs. V. Larner (Auckland), W. Pγ - Kirkwood <Taranaki);\ A. M f Dutf ' Birrell (Gisborne),; H. Gibbons' CWanganui), J. Griminond (Westland)", \V. W. Knodgrass;Jr(Nelson), E. "H." Williams (Hawke's Bay), J. J. Cougali (Christ, church); ahd l< , . H. Fidler (Dunedin). A Jetter was received from the chairman of; the Inangahua Patriotic Association calling attention to the caso of 51 mother who had been refused an jild-age pension because four of Her sons at /the front had mado allotments in her favour.-. She had to support an! invalid "son and send money to her sons at the front when , they asked , tor it. J She "contended that the boys wouJd;iieed the balance , of the money to reinstate themselves in civilian life at the close'of, the , war. ■; The' board had decided ' already to call ;the attention 'of,- the Minister.of Defence 1 to cases of-this'kind. The board"gg'feed "that"siich cases should oe> dealt with-individually; by the district, patriotic 'societies. The.Taranaki.:TVar, Relief Association wrote tliat it was receiving applications ; for ■ refjuids , of. grants made by other,, societies without , the author- ; ity of ,tEe,assQciation,"aiid.it forwarded the following, remit for consideration of the aboard: "That the Advisory Board recommend patriotic, societies and associations to adopt the principle of obtaining.authority in all cases for payments' made, or to be made, by one society ,'pjr, association for and on behalf bf another society or association. And.,tbatil bo pointed out that in urgent cases .the particulars, if accompariied.by, a recommendation of the association; seeking.to' make a grant on behalf of another association, could be transmitted Jby. telegram and thus save any unnecessarj' delay, or hardship, to-the .party on whose behalf application was being made." The hoard, decided, that societies should powers to make grants. /up to £2 on behalf of other societies; in.,cases of-emergency. Societies- ■ should- not- exceed that amount: without; the sanction of the society that- ultimately, would find the money. ~.,, ~, ... :

The Minister.-of Defence wrote with reference to the Gape Town Anzac Committee. i'T. have ..to: advise you," he said, "that New»Zealand soldiers left in hospital at.; Cape Town are placed under the"caret-of the Imperial authorities, .who,i.npoa.,iheir. i discharge from 'Jiospitalymaintaiff-them at the Anzaa Depot for. New. Zealand and Australian troops. Theirniaintenance in hospital is charged-by-the Imperial authorities to the NeW Zealand Government, aud the Conimand''Payniaster issues to tho men a.t -the depot' advances of pay periodically, which are reclaimed from the New- Zealand-Government. The cost of their rationing and equipment issued will'-afso-be> claimed from tho New Zealand [" Government in duo course. A'S'Vregards comforts, etc., outside the'luhctidns r ;6f / the Government, Mr. Pilcher,- of ike South British Insurance .Company, has taken a special intereet r ih this "matter and has done good work' in looking after New Zealanders left'in .'hospital. Mr. Pilcher, in a letter addressed to the High Commissiphef , ,' s'tate'e that a visiting Troops Entertainment Committee had been set,,up, fpr'Shftlbenefit. of. Australian and New Zealand soldiers passing through' Cape Town,.'and that he is a member of the. executive of that commitfee."f •- '--~ . . The chairman -reported that the Red: Cross Society-intended to give assist, ance to the., committee. The Foxton Patriotic Society' wrote stating that. it' was considering a proposal to with the National War- Funds and asking the advice- of -the board. It was-decided that in the opinion of the hoard'the-Foxton Society should become abranohof-the Wellington War Relief Association 1 . The board- decided to inform the Returned Soldiers' 'Association, in reply to a request, that it would have no ob' jectjon to a'representative of the asso-i ciation being present- -when .the board was discussing matters affecting returned soldiers. .. • '