NELSON PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 11 November 1942, Page 1

NELSON PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE | SUNDAY TEA AT WELCOME CLUB A report on the Sunday tea provid- ! ed at the Welcome Club in Christchurch on a recent Sunday by the Nelson Pro--1 vincial Patriotic Council was received j from Mr H. C. Harley at yesterday's j meeting of the Council. A report of the function stated: “More than 500 were the guests of the Nelson Patriotic Council at afternoon tea and supper on Sunday at the Welcome Club. Miss M. Enright was in charge of the arrangements and associated with her were members of the Christchurch branch of the Nelson College Old Girls’ Association under Mrs A. H. Rothenberg, and Miss Jean Clark and members of the local committee of the Patriotic Society, including the chairman, Mr H. C. Harley and Mrs Harley. A concert programme was provided by Mr and Mrs J. H. Cocks and their family.” Mr Harley reported that the cost of the tea was £2l. Members present at yesterday’s meeting were Messrs E. R. Neale (chairman), A. R. Tuffnell, G. R. McKellar, A. H. Crawley, J. A. Harley and F. Mitchell (hon. sec.). Several letters were received from service units expressing appreciation of grants from the council of sports gear, wirelesses and other equipment. METHOD OF RAISING FUNDS | The Buller Patriotic Committee I wrote expressing the opinion that the money for patriotic purposes be raised ! by taxation, it being suggested that an amusement tax of Id in 1/- be imposed. It was decided to reply that the council did not agree to the raisin? of patriotic funds by taxation. REPRESENTATIONS TO GOVERNMENT The council recided to make representations to the Government with a request that returned servicemen, during their 28 days’ leave before discharge, be issued with warrants for free travel on boat and road transport to the nearest rail head in districts where no railway is available. It was pointed out that at present the men were issued with free rail tickets for a month which was of little or no use to men in the Nelson district. The council considered that provision should be made for free travel in districts where there was no rail service. In addition the council decided to request the Government to make provision for the payment of the mufti allowance immediately the military clothes were handed ia. It was reported that the receipts at the Fighting Services’ Club since the Ist October totalled £53. It was decided to invest £SOOO in the Liberty Loan at 3 per cent.