FURTHER PROCEEDING OF CONFERENCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 3 June 1919, Page 3

FURTHER PROCEEDING OF CONFERENCE.

■ June 2 + At tne-Returned Soldiers' Conference tc-uay tne cua n*an said that he had received a noaoe of motion that the Oontertiice should ;resentv.a.inbiguitv of the: Gazette not C c .rolatoig to the suing of returned solders-for deot, and should expiesa the opinion that tiic. reference that returned men needed protection in this direction was distinctly disoreditabie.

+0,1? *u e it was pointed out that the regulation was likely to be 5 t>i-^ me fa^ a m?asur* like the prohibition, of distraining on returned sol•S r j for r6nt- fr was ultimately decided that the executive should iaks legal advice and watch carefully til* effect of all regulations or legislation deaiing with legal processes +We general 'secretary reported that SS? -Wa?i, a SUr? lus of ifo in,t\e canteen funds from Trenthamand other camps and the Minister of Defence had asked for a recoimnenda- & V 36^? o"^* suggested fhat the funds should form the* nucleus of a penKl£ n i ? d j- f? T- d«Pendents of soldiers who had died in the epidemic and were not otherwise eligible. This was agreed

A discussion took place on a special report sent out indicating that there was a likelihood of a split in the ranks owing to dissatisfaction on the part of Auckland members with the basis of representation. After discussion Mr JJalhousie (Auckland) moved that, having regard to the article in question,. conference denies the suggestion that there is any grave danger of a split owmg to the report of the organisation committee, and {s of opinion that the mover has been misrepresented.