R. S. A. CONEFRENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11930, 28 October 1919, Page 6

R. S. A. CONEFRENCE.

Per Press""Association. Wellington, Got. 34. At to-day’s sitting of the Returned Soldiers’ Association Conference the sab-committee set up to investigate the working of the Soldiers’ Financial Board presented a report expressing dissatisfaction with that body’s methods. The committee strongly recommended that the Government be pressed to vest the whole of the administration of the. Act in Repatriation Boards. It was resolved to urge upon the Government that a royal commission to inquire into the administration and disposition of the war funds of the Dominion, which the fAssociation has previously pressed for, beset up without delay. The Medical and Pensions Committee recommended “ that it be strongly urged that a man suffering from T.B. should receive not less than six months treatment in a sanatorium. The committee considered the same or similar regulations, should be enforced upon civilian cases of Y. D. as upon a soldier, and to attain this end Y. D. should ho notifiable. Recommendations were adopted regarding limbless men. The Medical and Pensions Committee recommended that the Government obtain an artificial limb expert either from England or America, who shall he placed in charge of a central factory; that sub-branches should be establisned in the our centres, each having on its staff an expert limb fitter; and chat appliances should, be on the free issue by post to all limbless men on application to the nearest centre. The recommendations wore adopted. Mr King, Kawakawa, moved that the Now Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association affirm the principle that the Government should establish homes in both the North and South Islands for the treatment of returned soldiers suffering from mental trouble. Delegates protested against soldier patients being mixed with criminal oases in mental hospitals. The motion was carried. A motion was passed unanimously expressing the opinion that the rei plies given by Ministers to the de putation of delegates on Wednesday last were not sufficiently definite, and that the Government be urged to bring down measures giving effect to the representations at the earliest possible moment. A resolution was adopted "requesting from the Minister of Lands an explanation of his action in allocating to four returned soldiers sections on theHauraki Plains without having such sections balloted for. The remaining remits and notices or motion were referred to the executive. The proceedings then concluded.