TEN PER CENT. CUT

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 12

TEN PER CENT. CUT

PLUNKET SOCIETY AGREES

An interim conference of the Plunkot Society was held in the Plunkct office, Kent terrace, Wellington, on Wednesday morning. Present were Mrs. J. A. ■Johnstone (Dunedin), in tlio chair; Lady Sidey, Mesdames Jos. M'Geoi-o-e' and C. Galloway (Dunedin), Craeroft Wilson (Christchurch), Harding (Dargaville, also representing the Auckland branch), Snuderland and Simpson (Hastings), Rogers (Upper Hutt), Hunt Burgess, and Enrnshaw (Lower Hutt) B. A. Gilmour (Lyttelton), J. Casclberg, Robertson, and S. J. Smith (Masterton), Vauticr (Napier), W. C Weston and Wade (New Plymouth), Kirk and Falder (Petone), Crawford (Wanganui), Tythfi Brown, Symon, Hocgard, Leach, M'Eldownay, Naylor, Halsell, Bullock, Gordon Cameron, and Hodson, and the Misses Cameron and Ward (Wellington), Miss Lucy Cook (Marton),.and Miss G. Hoddinott (administrative koo rotary).

Tlie special business of the conference was to pass tlio annual statement of accounts, iv accordance -with (ho re quiremenls or the Incorporated Sooie-

lios Act, under which the Mjciel.y i registered, and also to consider 111 council's recommendations in regard I the matter of Halarion in view of Hi fact that a reduction of 10 per cen has been made in the grants from l.li Government lo the. society townn salaries.

Jt was linnniiDously agreed tliul. :i reduction of 1(1 ]ier cent, uliould Ik; inside, in sill salaries from Ist proximo, and that where an increase in nalary w;ih due that increase) should be givi.-n nml tho cut of 10 per cent, should Ik; msido on t.ht; increased .salary.

Mrs. .1. A. Johnslono (pro.Hiilunt.) bricily rcvinwtMl the work which h:nl bi-eii accomjili.slicrl sinco tho general eonl'erenco in NovMiibnr last., and the remainder of the mooting wna dovotoil to a disciissiiiu of m.-il.ters of Kcnerfil i»len\sl, lo tho DicmbeiH present.

Tin! uHUiil li:tlf-ye:irly gcncr.-il mi!(!l----inn of the uounc.il of llio sooinly was held in conjiinulion with tho interim r.oiiferoncc. Tho council met or, Tucscliiy, rcsuniinj,' on Wetlncsday morning at the conclusion of tho interim conference. Tin! council mooting was atJomlinl by Mrs. J. A. Jnlnißtoiie (in I lie chair), Lady Si(7oy, Mosdamcs Jos. M'CieorßC, 0. Oallaway (Dunedin), Crac.on Wilson (Christchurch), Harding (Dargiivillc), Sundcrlnnd (Hastings), Oiliiiom: (Lyttolton), Casclbcrg (Mast.crton), Vnutior (Napier), Woston (New Plymouth), Crawford (AVanganui). Tytlio Brown (Wellington), and Miss 0. Ilodduiott (administrative snerrf.'iry).