THE NAVY LEAGUE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 29, 4 February 1910, Page 2

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

♦ The first monthly meeting this year of the local Executive of the Navy League, held last night, was attended by Mr. J. B. Harcourt (in the chair), Colonel G. F. C. Campbell, Capt. A. V. , Jones, Messrs. J. W. Joynt, D. M'Kellar, E. J Le Grove, R. Darroch, and C. W. Palmer. Accounts were passed for payment amounting to £40 11s 6d including £24 17s 9d to be remitted to' London for school prizes and other books already supplied. It was intimated that endeavours to obtain a concession in the rent of the Town Hall for the annual prize-giving entertainment of the 29th October last, had proved unavailing. A suggestion made in a letter from Master Oscar Borer that the league should endeavour to obtain space at the coming Industrial Exhibition was approved. It was decided to order a preliminary supply of 500 copies of Fitchett's "Deeds That Won the Empire," about to be published as a special edition by the league in London. The hon. secretary intimated that a supply of the new issue of the Navy League Annual had arrived and was on sale locally at a reasonable figure. An encouraging report was received from the recently formed Feilding sub-branch of the league ; also a letter from the Gisborne subbranch intimating that no less than 632 school members -bad paid their subscriptions locally. A long discussion took place regarding the conditions of service of colonial recruits in H.M. Navy, and the unfortunate fact that so far none of the New Zealanders, upon completion of their fivo years' service, had felt disposed to join the reserve. It was decided to obtain fuller details and to take further steps in this matter. As regards Lord Kitchener's approaching visit, it was resolved to merely send a letter of welcome and enclose a report of the league's work locally. A large quantity of correspondence from oversea and New Zealand branches was submitted, and the hon. »ecr«t«ry'« action tiwwin wa« approved,