DOMINION COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS

Southland Times, Issue 24533, 6 September 1941, Page 8

DOMINION COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS

PROCEEDINGS AT ANNUAL MEETING (P.A.) WELLINGTON, September 5. A larger attendance than ever before was present at the annual meeting in Wellington today of the Dominion Council of the Boy Scouts’ Association (New Zealand branch). The president, Sir James Grose, said the number of Scouts had increased from 11,090 in 1937 to 15,711 in 1941, a 40 per cent, rise. Leadership and the interest of the commissioners were largely responsible, but there was also the enthusiasm of the boys and the Scout leader? Sir James welcomed the Minis! tr of Education (the Hon. H. G. R. Mason) and Commissioner J. Evan Smith, of the Salvation Army. It was decided to cable this message to the Scouts in Britain, through Imperial Headquarters, London: “The Boy Scouts of New Zealand, through the Dominion Council in conference, send greetings to the Boy Scouts of Britain, who are so nobly demonstrating what Boy Scouts can do for their King and country and in the service of humanity. Kia Ora and God bless you.” The election of officers resulted as follows:—Councillor, Mr Harry Robinson; president of the association, Sir James Grose; chairman of the council, Sir James Grose; medical adviser, Brigadier F. T. Bowerbank; educational adviser, Mr P. A. Smithells; air adviser, Group Captain Wallingford; Dominion executive (four vacancies), Sir Joseph B. G. Smith and Messrs Gordon J. Reid, F. Mclvor and H. N. Toomer.