LEAGUE COUNCIL SEAT
NEW ZEALAND DELEGATE MR. JORDAN’S COMMENT CHILD WELFARE STUDY (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Heed. Oct. J, 2 p.m.) GENEVA, Oct. 2. The Associated Cross says tliai ifio inaugural meeting of the League Council was held in the magnificent now eli am her. The New Zealand delegate, Mr. \V. J. Jordan, declared lie was most happy that New Zealand's accession to the Council coincided with such an important occasion. He was conscious of the great responsibility and felt it would be especially hard to follow in the footsteps of Australia. The Fifth Committee began a study of child welfare and listened with close attention to Mr. Jordan’s account of New Zealand’s extensive work in the field. While commending the services for improving the lot of the minority of children who come before the courts and other public, authorities, Mr. Jordan made a strong plea for attention to the requirements of the normal child, especially in rural districts. MR. JORDAN HONOURED FREEDOM OF IURTULLAGE (Recil. Oct. 2 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 2. The council of Ramsgate, Mr. W. J. Jordan's birthplace, is conferring on him the freedom of the city.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19136, 3 October 1936, Page 6
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191LEAGUE COUNCIL SEAT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19136, 3 October 1936, Page 6
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