IHE LEAGUE

Grey River Argus, 18 December 1920, Page 3

IHE LEAGUE

THE LEAGUE BUDGET

ENORMOUS EXPENDITURE

CJENEVA.. December 16. The Budget for 1921 in gold francs provides for a direct expenditure on the secretariat of 6,466.000, indirect expenditure 3>535,000 special working capital und 1,890,000; Labour organisation; Z;010,000 ; extraordinay contributions to capital account 2,000,000; extraordinary contribution to working capital. 1.890.000 The main items of expenditure are: Salaries of secretariat 4,200.000 francs ; Assembly's meeting at Geneva ,7so,ooo f rants; Barcelona Conference, 500,000 francs; financial and economic organisation, 760,000 francs; Court of Justice, 650,000 francs; Health o«-"^ih-ationV400,000 francs: Prrnument >•«"- dates Commission 459,000 francs: I nforseen expenditure 500,000 fr»«£«: Capital expenditure on P«rchaseof the League's seat at Geneva, 2,000,000 francs. - " ■

ARMENIA REFUSED ADMISSION

GENEVA. December 16. The Assembly admitted Costa Rica. Finland and Luxemburg, but refused Armenia's application by >21 vote, to 8 Australia and New Zealand voted with 'the majority, a>d Canada with the minority. Mi- Barnes thought it was a farce to vote to allow to allow Armenia, represenation on technical organisations whfeb. she could join by signing the a J±Jto Senator MiUen. tb ? PrerideS announced that the Council had noTnfomation that Armenia bad turned^ Y M: Viviani's suggestion the wboS subject was referred back to the Commission.