SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 2 October 1933, Page 7

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION DOMINION REPORT RECEIVED The monthly meeting of the South African Veterans’ Association was held last Saturday evening, a full attendance of members being 'present, over which the president, Veteran G. Crawshaw, presided. Correspondence from Dominion headquarters was dealt with. The annual report and balance-sheet were also to hand, dealing with the period ended July 31, 1933. The number of exmerifbers of. the contingents in receipt, of the South African war pension (Section 43 of the Pensions Act, 102(5) up to March 31 last is 39. The number receiving pensions for disabilities contracted in the South African War is 43, one of whom resides overseas. The official history was completed in July, 1932, but owing to the small number of copies ordered the Government Printer did not consider the in-

ducement sufficient to go to press. Four sons of South African veterans were trained at Flock. House during the year. Considerable difficulty was. experienced in publishing The Veteran, the fear being expressed that the executive will have to cease its publication in the future.

Daisy Day in Dunedin was very ueccs.sfill for a .maiden effort, accord-

ing to the report. Some associations turned down the Daisy Day, while others were unable to get a day allocated to them by the local authori-

In regard to the Discharged Soldiers’ Re-establishment Act, 1930, reports from the four centres were to hand, and it would seem that South African veterans are not taking advantage of this Act. ,Oa August 11 this year Mr. J. A. Simsou, Hastings, passed away after a long illness. The late gentleman was the first Dominion president and gold badge member. Information was received that the annual conference would be held in Wellington on Wednesday, October 11, in the association’s rooms, 29 Hunter street. The question of sending a delegate was raised, and after considerable discussion it was decided not to send one from the local branch owing to the cost involved. Instead, Lieut.-Colone.l D. C. Bates was appointed to 1 act as proxy.

I %j ( Remits to the number of 37 were discussed and approved of, with the exception of one from the Hutt Valley branch with reference to the change of badge. They wished to go back to the original badge, the fern leaf, with the words “South Africa’’ written across, and the button-hole badge now in use to bo discarded.

Tlie bon. secretary reported that Vet. Captain E D. Cardale, Dunedin, who was .color sergeant of No. 2 Company, ls.t Contingent. N.Z.M.R., had died since the last meeting. The sick visitors reported that Veterans Binder and R. Smith were now walking convalescents, and making good recovery fronv accident and sickness respectively. pne member had upplied lor the South African pension, advice being received from the registrar of pensions, Napier, that the application was in order anti upon identification being established, there .was 110 doubt the pension would be granted. A trust account, has been opened in tire Post. Office Savings Batik for the bfeticWolertt -fund. Ways and means of increasing "this futid . were, discussed at