NAVY LEAGUE.

Evening Star, Issue 14607, 1 July 1911, Page 1

NAVY LEAGUE.

The monthly meeting of the executive of Die Otago branch of the Navy League was held ycMerckiy, Mr J. A. Johnstone pmsiding. '.Hie Secretary reported that since fie last, meeting 35 members had joined am! paid I heir subscription*. Four associates hail al.-e been enrolled. Votes of t hanks were p.vscd to the eocictuiT for liif- lecture work, and In those members of the executive who had helped co »ell in .iddiiig to the membership. The icsolution in re the net d ol increasin'' the facilities for the naval training of the touth of the Dominion was farther toneidci eJ. The r.eerclary reporlcri t Inn he had communicated with the following braneh aecrclarie.- .-—Auckland. Wellington, Taranaki, (hristehun hj, Napier, Tima in, Ashburton. Invercargill, (lore, real Masleiton. and that he has so far bad replies from Oov'. Auckland, Ashburton, Titnaru. Cliri.-l-church. and Wellington. All were favorable, though the (,'hi a '.ch'.ltcb branches appeared to lv ac.l;:’:g fo: move than thOcirrt liraneh rhmi.A: could he olitaiimd, Aslilmrlon agreed with the :.>«ohuu»i. which proposed to arg. much the Minister of Marine with a nov to wen-mg a larger (raining i:ul ac-o lavored shore schoclo in addita a. '1 iurtru that there was m-auirnily among the Cbti.-I - church branih-i so ’tat as the _ m-mhit hm v,out. but the feeling was in favor of a more am rations r.chonie than that pioposed hv this lr nidi. .Ar.i.khiml aim approved and ituggcr.ted a deputation to the Minister. (Jr,.;e da: enrlorml the resoi it lion. and favored t!ie billowing as well:—" '1 hat the Otago branch urge upon the Government to make provision fat boys over 14 yeans of age who arc under the control ot fit" C ha’dlablc Aid Homds and Industiial Schools ol the Dominion, iso that they ithe fiovsl may fee apprenticed to the mercantile mtuino service or the naval service.” Cjhuiotchun.’h subiuitt ol tiie jnhowing iesolutidn, which had been approved by its executive ; That tide conunittec approach the different branches in New Zcalaud, so as in ascertain their opinions us to the best plan of placing before th? people rite oaestini) of the- maritime defence of the Dominion and the trade, icmics, with the view of rendering the most effective aid to the Empire.” If was resolved, on the motion of Mr ]’. H. iSargood. seconded by Mr !’. Ooycti— That- this branch are of opinion that it docs not come wit bin the scope of (lit; Navy League brandies in this Dominion in formulate a scheme for the maiitiine defence of the Dominion and the (iad-e routes, the more especially as some definite understanding was most probably icached hv the Imperial Conference on lids question. This brunch, however, believe that sente practical work may be done in the mutter or increased facilities for the naval training of the youth of the Dominion, and to this end request that Ibe lion, secretary of the Wellington branch (Mr C. W. Palmer) arrange, during the coining parliamentary session, for a deputation to wait upon the Government to submit proposals along the lines suggested, the secretary of the Otago lira licit to supply Mr Palmer with the names of those members of thry Otago branch who are members of Parliament, and also to communicate with other branch secretaries with a view to Joint action. On the motion of Miss Marchant. the essay subject for the Fenwick shield_ competition was referred to the sub-committee.