NEW ZEALAND VETERANS' ASSOCIATION.
i ANNUAL MEETING. • WELLINGTON, October 21. i The annual conference oi the New Zealand Association of Veterans was held to-day. Colonel New-all, C.8., presided, and * delegates piesent were : — Colonel Porter, C.8., Captain Barclay, Captain Edwin, R.N., Captain E. Tregear, Major Lomas. Captain Hursthouse, Sergeantmajor W. Christie, Mestrs Turwin, H. Walton. J. M. May, and S. Stidolph (secretary). The annual report stated that two branches had been formed since the last annual conference — viz.. at Wanganui and Dunedin. Regret was expressed at the serious illness of Mr T. Dollman, t-ecretary of the Buller branch. Matters in connection with the veterar:6 had been quiet during the yen: Efforts had been, made to re-establish the Napier branch, but they had failed through the inability to enlist the sympathies of some to take an active inteiest in the association. It was hoped to establish a branch at Gisboine thortly. T'p to the present 101 1 associption decoration- had been gianted, and they had met with favourable approval. The vire-preaiflent of the Wellington bianch (Mr R. Tingle\) htwl the honour whilst in England of presenting the n^.-of iition's dec-oration to Field-lnar-hall Lord Roberts, who said he felt it an honour to receive it. ; It was decided that a committee con-sis-tinjr of the chairman. Captain Ech\in, and t'if> mn\er be .-et up to revise th? rules of the ofesf-ciation, ard to reoort to the Stand inc: Convniltee of the Weli Un^ton branch before No 1 * ember 30. | Some time was occupied in considering t proposed netition to Pailiament asking j that a nension of 10s weekly should be j Granted to the veteians of the M-->ori war ! inotead of any claims they may have on thf oH-ace riefisiTi fund. Tt wa« decided that Colonel Poit-er, CVor.el Newall, and Captain HuiVtiiou^e should he a deputation to wait on Sir Joseph Ward in fonnection with the matter. It was decided that 2'epresentation be ■, viad? to the Minister of Justice recom-n-rndlnK that the old-age pension be lestored in a veteran soldier who had had j it ftooped owinff to a lapse of good j behaviour. The man i = paralysed and : an inmat" of the bo«nitnl ! The balance th^et '-howed a credit balance of £2 Is Td. The assets, amount to £9 9s lOd.
NEW ZEALAND VETERANS' ASSOCIATION.
Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 29
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