WOMEN CONFER.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 September 1924, Page 5

WOMEN CONFER.

SUPERANNUATION FOR NURSES.

MARRIAGE WITH ALIENS!

HOMES FOR FEEBLE-MINDED. '

(BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) , DUNEDIN, Septif 2. ' 7 Ine sixth , annual conference of _ the National Council of Women' of New ' Zealand was held s to-day, Mrs Carmail--Jones presiding over delegates from all parts of the Dominion.-- . .

It was resolved that the management of the National Council..he vested.'ifi"a.-..1.;.' Dominion committee, comprising the president and vice-presidents, who will be ex officio presidents of the. branches, the hon. secretary and' the hbri. treasurer.

An Auckland remit was adopted that the council urges . members of Parliament to support the Bill'. for " Superannuation for trained nurses. : A lengthy Wellington remit was earned concerning the desirability, of the nationality of British women being held by them on exactly the same terms as the nationality, of British, men, the following Auckland: remitbeing also incorporated; . “That. • .the ...„ National Council urges an amendment, in the law to provide'that' women be allowed to retain their own nationalityon marriage with an alien if they so elect. 1 ’

The following motions were carried : That the council continue to urge, anamendment of the law, providing for the appointment of women patrols under the Justice Department .having the. same powers and authority as' members of the police force; that'the Gov--eminent be urged to pass; legislation .onthe lines of the. British Act; known as the Sex Disqualification Removal .Act‘ ; which would throw open to women the positions of J.P.’s, women: police; arid: women jurors. Petitions with, this object in view will be drawn up by the branches, and a message will be sent to the Premier (Mr W.; F. Massey), asking him to receive a-' deputation from the council on Thursday week. The conference . decided to- send a message to the Government, congratulating it on what it had already: done in the interests of maternity! " Other motions were: That: the Health Department be urged to. appoint a woman doctor to the staff of every district health office; that the Government be urged to proceed forthwith with the provision ~of-such: additional accommodation in mental hospitals as will facilitate a better classification of patients; that the early, establishment of farm homes for epileptic degenerates and feeble-minded persons he urged, with a view to .'the care and segregation of the unfit; that while congratulating the department, on the work already done in connection with the education of sub-normal children, the conference urges the need for segregation of sub-normal' children in classes, as their presence ..in. .ordinary classes interferes with' the progress of normal children; from this the segregation of . adults would, .follow. ...