WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 8, 12 April 1916, Page 6

WAR RELIEF ASSOCIATION

TO-DAY’S MEETING. An executive meeting of the Taranaki Provincial War Relief Association was held at Stratford to-day. Present i Messrs J. G. Wilson, chairman (New Plymouth), Beckbessinger (North Taranaki), Percival (Inglewood), Fleming (Pa tea), McPhillips (Manaia). Dunn (Farmers’ Union), W. P. Kirkwood (Strtford), T. B. Crump (Eltham), and J- McMillan, secretary. Prior to the executive meeting, a general meeting was. held, at which Messrs L. B. Grimstone (Eltham), and Lq Fleming (Manaia), were present, tc adopt the amended rules of the Asso ciation. The Under-Secretary Department oi Internal Affairs! wrote stating that the amended and extended rules of the Taranaki Provincial War Relief Association had been examined and. were quite satisfactory. Continuing, the writer -said-: -llpon . . the rides as now submitted and approved being confirmed at the meeting of your Association 'on the 12th inst., if you will forward, a copy in duplicate together with the copy of the confirming resolution, incorporation will be duly constituted; The Chairman moved the adoption ol the' Association’s rules as amended. Seconded by Mr, Kirkw'ood and carried. EXECUTIVE MEETING.

The lion. sec. of the 101 tham Patriotic j Committee wrote, staing that at a meeting of the committee, Mr. C. A. Wilkinson tendered Jus resignation as the 1 committee’s delegate to the AssociaJ tion owing to the pressure of Parligt mentary duties. Mr T. B. Crump. I Chairman of the Committee, was appointed delegate.—Received, j The secretary of the County of. Eg- ! mont Patroitic Association wrote stat- ' ing that the Committee had decided tc ■ join the Taranaki Association. Hu. letter also stated that Per. 11. Tinsley, ’ the Methodist clergyman, of Stratford, had been appointed to ac t as representative pro tern. —Received. The Under Secretary Department oi Internal Affairs, telegraphed in answer to the Association’s letter legal ding expenses of .delegates attending the Advisory Board 'meeting: I have consulted the Minister, who considers Uu expenditure involved in attendance ai ' Board meetings wik come within llu ! scope of the general expenditure of tile. { Provincial Patriotic Fund- ' and He will accordingly approve ol such cxpemli true. —Received, j Tiiq Chairman reported on the busi- ' ness transacted at the recent meeting : of the Advisory Board, at which he was j the Association’s delegate. Considerable discussion took place on 1 the matter of granting relief, at the conclusion of which Mr Kirkwood mov : ed: That this Association approves oi i the principle that relief should be i granted on the basis of a foundation j scale to enable tfie recipient- of relic: ! being placed in reasonable coniiort, j and that each case should be consideri ed on its merits, taking all the cireum- ' stances into consideration.—Seconded by Mr Crump and carried. The Chairman reported that the Advisory Board had received a notification from the High Commissioner stating that in order to provide extra com--1 forts for wounded soldiers in England 1 £3OOO monthly was necessary. dbe 1 matter was dicussed at length and it 1 was decided, provided the other A&soI ciations in the Dominion fell mto line, 'to despatch £l5O, the Associations i quota, monthly for the purpose sug--1 gested by the High Commissioner. 1 Mr Kivdwood said that the Strattoid ■ Committee had provided £4O a month

for comforts for the men in England, ' waiting the formation ol ss°n<> ! tion. Recently the committee also 'donated £IOO to the V.M.C.A. lor the same purpose. Mr Kirkwood moved: That --■> contributed towards the CdOO necessary for the building of a social i° !,m <uu pontoons at Rotorua _ sanatorium or use* of wounded soldiers. ' UO?K j ijv Mr Crump and carried.