GREY PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 March 1917, Page 4

GREY PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION

WEEKLY .MEETING. An ordinary meeting of the Executive of the Grey Patriotic Association, held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, was attended hv the .Mayor (Mr. (■• E. Perkins), Rev. E. .1). PalclmU. ’ Messrs D. Tennent, 1). McKay. J. D- Lynch, ;ios. McLean, W. R. Kettle, E. W urnes. E. A, Wiekes, D. Carter, a .'id 11; C. Harley. ' . The Mayor acknowledged the following receipts since last meeting: Anonymous 10s, J. E. S. £l. G. Hamilton 10s, Sympathiser £2 2s. and G. H- Robinson £2 2s. . , e A number of applications for relief were received and dealt with. The Secretary of the New Zealand Recruiting Board forwarded a copy of roll of men in First Division. would he followed in due course by a similar roll of the men in the Second Division of the Reserve. The rolls are to he open «ot public inspection, so that men -equired to be enrolled can assure themselves that they are enrolled. The Recruiting board was of opinion that local committees could render valuable assistance m checking the rolls and in the matter of proper classification. In cases where a committee had reason to believe that a man not enrolled, or properly emolled. it "as, requested that enquiry be made ; i ,mi nuance with printed forms no v •cailama i t any post office.—Received and cup'es of roll circulated among members present. The Social and S.uo s ( ■ •mmittee, Trentham Camp, mli C.’l assistance in the providing of ret) i s.tts tor tie ci.mfort and entertain aml of men d the Twenty-third Rem ’>.<?• t*••• I. s d'Dng i) c voyage before then. A list <>f atti hs desired was attach"', sm a. a 5 ( " K’strd instruments. gramaplmne records, punch balls, chocolates, cigars, etc. —Received. The Mavor stated that the Executive had insufficient, hinds for such a purpose, and it was resolved that no action be tii ken. The officer in charge M the DnvliMyed Soldiers information Tepatvc.eni b’rwarded copies of letters offering employment to discharged soldiers. Mr. ,!. R. Samson also leporled that of a total of 5975 discharged men on ihe employment register, 6t)i were ontier action and 27!. were not ready for action. The number of men who had work to ret ,, rn to, including those re-enlisted was 2539: men placed in employment 1401 . assistance was not required by 1.339, no address 155, number who have not responded \ < repeated comma, a. ion 541. At pre.-ent on wanted employment register lid.--Re-ceived. The Hon G. W. Russell. Minister of Internal Affairs in reply, wired permission to postpone the drawing of tlit* Association's art union to 23rd March. The Canterbury Patriotic Association submitted a list of suggested amounts in regaui to supplementing government pensions. sealed on the basis of re"nincr.ition received before enlistment. The proposals included supplementary amounts for d ‘pendents of soldiers.—-Received. In view of limited amounts of funds the exe.-ntive could not see its way to adopt hard ami fast rules in the matter of’ supplementing Government pensions, and were of the. opinion that tim .proposals wine addition:)] evidence of tin? need of Dominion funds. It was rn solved that the Canterbury Association he informed accordingly. Maps of land, open for selection by discharged soldiers were received.