SECOND EDITION. CANCER RESEARCH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17126, 5 December 1929, Page 6

SECOND EDITION. CANCER RESEARCH

THE N.Z. ORGANISATION ONE CENTRAL BODY (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The adjourned meeting of the New Zealand Cancer Campaign Committee took place yesterday to consider the changes in the ruins suggested by Auckland members. Dr. Elliott, the president, said the principal matter at issue was whether there should he a central controlling body, or whether each division should have complete autonomy. The parent body in the Old Country held that there should be central control in such matters to prevent overlapping and loss of efficiency in research work. The principle of the equal representation of 1 lie. divisions was generally approved, and it was decided to recommend an alteration of the rules so as to provide that three delegates should be appointed on the central committee by eacli division, the Mayors of the four chief cities and the chairmen of I lie four chief hospital boards to be ex officio members of the. committee. Deputy delegates are to be appointed when necessary. Mr. G. Shirtdiffe asked if, in view of the alteration now recommended in the rules, Auckland people would desire complete autonomy. Dr. Elliott said that if the representatives would go ‘back to Auckland and explain that the constitution of the central committee had been altered to meet their desire for equal representation of the divisions Auckland would conic into line. If not it would be a great pity, as Auckland would cut itself off from the Imperial Cancer Campaign and lose' all the prestige and inspiration to be derived from association with the movement. Auckland delegates said they would put the considerations before the Auckland people, and they felt confident that whatever misunderstanding might have existed would he cleared up.