GIRL GUIDE OFFICERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 197, 19 July 1935, Page 11

GIRL GUIDE OFFICERS.

COAIAIISSIONERS RESIGN. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 18. Six of the eight commissioners of the Girl Guide movement in the Auckland district have sent their -resignations, together with their warrants, to the provincial commissioner following alleged dissension among their ranks. Officials of the movement are reticent, but it is learned that the resignations are the result of one highlyplaced officer over-ruling the decision of another of lesser rank. Aliss Beryl Knight, one of the divisional commissioners, appointed a girl to the command of a company. There had been two candidates for the position, but when. A was appointed B made representations to the provincial commissioner, Airs R. J. Coates. Tt is understood that following this , action A was disrated and that B was then given the rank of captain in charge of the company. Her decision having been challenged by the provincial commissioner, and her captain disrated, Aiiss Knight apparently believed the only course open to her was to resign her command. This she did and forwarded her resignation to the provincial commissioner, Mrs Coates. Five other commissioners—Alisses Hayward, Matthews, Tea.pe, AlcComb (Papatoctoe) and Johnston (Northcote) —contending that a principle was at stake, tendered their resignations when they learned the position. All six resignations arc now in the hands of the provincial commissioner, who so far has not forwarded them to the chief commissioner for New Zealand, Aliss Herrick, at Dominion headquarters at Hastings.