THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10410, 7 April 1897, Page 5

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

[by TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Tuesday. At a meeting of the Women's Council today Lady Stout read a protest against the recent meeting of the National Council of Women ill Ghristchurch, declaring that a motion had beon carried to hold the meeting here. Lady Stout considered tho meeting held in Chriatchurcli was not a meeting of the Women's National Council, " as the Christchureh members had no power or right to set aside a resolution of the Council which had been carried and affirmed in session." Neither the Wellington societies nor tho executive were to blame for changing tho place of meeting upon which the Council bad itself agreed. The president, secretary, and treasurer of the Council had unfortunately been elected from one society, thus giving that society an unfair representation. Affiliated societies should havo been communicated with and suggestions asked for as to subjects for discussion, and papers to be read at the meeting. Such a course would enable the societies to make an excision of subjects which were objectionable and impracticable. The programme was apparently drawn np by the Christchuroh members of tho executive, " who hare, since the very beginning, taken it upon themselves to manage the Council without deigning to consult tho < other members of the exccutivo." After a brief discussion the matter dropped.