PATRIOTIC COUNCIL’S POLICY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 7 August 1941, Page 7

PATRIOTIC COUNCIL’S POLICY

( ARE I EL ADMINISTRATION (ONI-Nil IT IiI: S CO NGRA Tl L ATE D An assurance that every item of ex-j . ;j( .iditure received careful consider- i alion before it was approved was! given in the report of the executive at: " a general meeting of the Nelson Pro-1 . vineial Patriotic Council on Tuesday . "The executive wishes to congratul- , ate the Patriotic Committees through-1 . out the province on the success of their j etl'ort..." the report stated. "The task has not been an easy one and many difficulties and much ill-informed criticism has been met and overcome. 1 The most difficult task, however, still lies ahead and all our devotion.) patience and wisdom will be required ' if we are to administer the funds wehold to the best advantage. "The executive feels justified in ex-, pressing the opinion that the adminis 1 ’ iralion has so far been carried out j 1 carefully and with a reasonable degree i " of wisdom. Although mistakes are 1 ' hound to be made and actions taken on j which there will be differences of opinion. the public may be assured that the; fund will not be squandered and that) t every item of expenditure will receive! t careful scrutiny before it is passed. At I t the same time it must be said that the j I sole purpose of the fund is that it be j < used and it will therefore be apparent :■ i that mere hoarding is not necessarily ‘ evidence of wise administration. 1 "The policy of the executive is there- . fore to meet the needs of the Fighting, l Forces as they arise and in so far as the . provision of those needs is the proper function and purpose of patriotic' f ui rU ”