PHYSICAL WELFARE

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1938, Page 10

PHYSICAL WELFARE

NATIONAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. [l’Eli PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. May 1. The personnel of the National Council of Physical M’elfare and recreation, appointed under the legislation passed by Parliament lasi year, was announced on Saturday by the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. Parryt. It is to consist, of the following:— Official representation: The Minister of Internal Affairs. Hon. W. Parry (Chairman); the Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, Mr J. W. Heenan, C.B.E. (Deputy-Chairman): the Direc-tor-General of Health, Dr. M. H. Watt; the Director of Education, Mr N. T. Lainbourne: and an officer, yet to bo appointed by the Minister of Defence, to represent the Naval, Military and .Air Forces of New Zealand.

Sports bodies’ representation: Dr. T. Harold Petit (Auckland); Miss Agnes Kennedy (Auckland)-; Mr L. J. Brake (AVhangarci.); .Nr W. JI. Moyes (New Plymouth); Miss K. McKenzie (Napier): Dr* C. fe. Dereus (Dunedin): Mr T. Meredith. (Invercargill); Mr Fred C. Dunn (Christchurch): Mr A. (’. Kitto (Welling!on i; Mrs R. S. Mclnneg (Wellington); -Mr C. F. Schadick (Westport); Mr M. 11. Wilks (Taumarunui).

"An important, and essential stage in bringing into effect Parliament’s legislation lias now been reached,” said Mr Parry. “I am certain that the men and women selected to administer the Act, will quickly gather in their work in confidence of the public. the Sperls Bodies and 1 the participants in all forms of sport, and recreation. I should have relished power to recommend the Government io appoint the bulk of the applicants. so admirable were their experience for the work, lying ahead, knowledge, and all round capabilities for membership. The members of the Council are chosen; not so much on .- account, of their connection witii any particular spurt, as for their ability io render service to sport and recrea- \ tion as a whole.” Stress was laid by the Minister on the appointments to be made of Dis(trict Committees-to serve the Council in the needs of the districts represented. "Particularly must the country districts bo looked after,” Mr Parry said. “Too often in the past, have country districts been neglected in the making ’of provision for recreational facilities. The Council will apply itself to the creating of centres where most forms of sport and recreation can be given full sway. In these centres 'the Committee’s work will be valuable, and doubly valuable when the Council makes its survey, which will be its-first function.” The Council was one in an advisory capacity to the Government, said Mr Parry. It would examine all proposals for tli<fe increase of facilities for the physical recreation and welfare of the people, and its recommendations would go before the Government. The Act, provided, for the appointment of ten non-offleial members of the National Council of Physical Welfare and Recreation. Twelve'had been selected, and he expressed the hope that Parliament, would be able to see its way to amend the Act, giving' full powers of membership on. the CounIcil to the two provisional appointees, 'the latter, at present, would take their seats at the Council meetings, but would not, of course, exercise voting powers until Parliament agreed to their appointment.- The'necessity for twelve, instead/of.,ten,- unofficial members. as the Act stipulated, arose out if a consideration of geographical representation.