REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 18 March 1942, Page 8

REEFTON NOTES

(Our own correspondent. REEFTON, March 17. Mr W. Barnett, who has joined the Air Force, has left for camp. Mr Frank Bird, at one time bat tery manager for the Alexand Mines, is on a visit to Refton. Mr E. Collier has left foi Glenoi chy, accompanied by J. Roo prison H Honey and J. Peniose. MrsLevene, of Auckland, who has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs H. Poulton, has left on r ® turn / re . Dr. Bernstein, who has been lieving Dr. Wicken, who has been on holiday for some weeks, has left for the south. Dr. Wicken has return£dMiss N Coghlan, who spent her anSl leave with her parents Mr and Mrs P. Coghlan, has left on r turn to Wellington Rpr lin’s Mr Lance Heaphy, of ®eiims, Buller Valley, who has been m hos pital in Christchurch SOl?eßeefmonths past, has returned to Reel “snow’thai tell on the rinses at the week-end. has since been melted by A : he thr&£? Club pairs tourney, the prizes for the skips were won by F. /Bonifacio 1; and T a Auld 2; while those for | he went, to F. Cutbush and J N Os bourne, after playing off with w. and C. Chandler. . At the monthly meeting of the fnanaahua Patriotic Committee, J. R D&caciati presided and there: were also present Rev. Mr Seaton Messrs S. Whitehead, A. Stanley, J. SmA N. McMahon, J. Coghlan, J. Patter son W Bell, Mellett and C. McEl wee. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs J. K. Patterson. W Clayton, B. Mirfin and W. J. Humphries. Mr D. J- Evans Westland Patriotic Council, wrote c 0 1? cerning the supply of hussifs, and it was decided to supply a copy °tthe letter to the ladies’ committee. .The secretary, National Patriotic Fund Board, wrote stating that the pro vision of hut accommodation ioi troops in mobilisation camps m New Zealand would cost about <£30,000, apart from what had been budgeted for. Besides, there was furniture and secretaries' salaries. Mr Stanley suggested that the secretaries’ joos could be filled by unfit military men. Mr Seaton pointed out that the huts were controlled by the Y.M.C.A., and the secretaries were specially trained men, but he thought they were paid on a military basis. Members thought that Public Works huts could be used for the purpose and it was decided that a recommendation on these lines be made, together with the suggestion that the secretaries could be selected from men in the armed forces, unfit for overseas service. Westland Patriotic Council forwarded details of quotas an amounts collected, the Inangahua County quota being £1194, of which £298 10s 2d had been paid in at the 28th. February. The chairman pointed out that the Inangahua County contributions compared favourably with those of the other West Coast districts. Reefton Ladv Galway Patriotic Guild applied for a grant ot £lO for infants’ clothing. It was decided to pass the letter on to the Provincial Council for direction as to what is being done in other of New Zealand. Mr Mellett handed in two letters of appreciation tor parcels received from' two soldiers in overseas camps. The matter of reduction of pension paid to a married, returned soldier was discussed. It was decided that the circumstances be investigated by the local Rehabilitation Committee with a view to rendering assistance. Mr Bell said they should go further. He did not see why the man concerned should be penalised. On the suggestion of Mr Whitehead;, it was decided to write the Pensions Department enquiring for the scale of pensions payable to returned men. The following recommendation from the Reefton Committee was dealt with: “That the Inangahua County Committee supply, each month, a list of monies collected in the district, as the Reefton Committee desired to keep a record of all monies collected in Reefton.” Mr Bell said that if they did not collect the money, the committee was not entitled to the credit of it. He thought Ree’fton Committee was splitting hairs. Mr Stanley replied that the figures were wanted, so that the other districts could not point their fingers at Reefton. Mr Bell said that as long as the money was paid in, it did not matter who got the credit for it. Mr Patterson said that sub-committees could only take credit for monies paid in by them. Mr Stanley moved that the recommendation be given effect. Mr .McElwee gave an instance of a firm paying its contribution direct to the Inangahua Committee, and the Reefton Committee were not credited with it. Mr Bell said each sub-committee had a representative at the monthly meeting of the Inangahua Committee, and could easily take its own figures from the monthly statement. Mr Stanley amended his motion on the lines of Mr Bell’s suggestion and it was carried. The Secretary reported that £133 10s 6d had been paid to the Provincial Council since last meeting, a total to date of £2.767 4s 6d.