JUSTICES OF PEACE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 65, 14 February 1929, Page 2

JUSTICES OF PEACE.

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION

Fifteen members .attended the annual meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Honorary Justices of the Peace Association yesterday. Mr JH. Stevens presided,.and was re-elected president. The association showed a membership of 42. Mr J. A. McLeavey was elected lion, secretary. Remits to be forwarded to the Federated Association of Justices in March next were discussed as follow: •—That special efforts bo made by each branch to increase its membership to 75 per cent of the total roll of Justices; that medallions in the possession of Justices who have ceased to be members of the association be recovered : that for the convenience of the public, steps be taken to have the roll of local Justices published in the telephone directory, or that the letters “J.P.” be added to tho names of those Justices who are also telephone subscribers; that each recognised branch of the association be entitled to 25 per cent of its contributions from local members.