MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13825, 21 July 1915, Page 3 (Supplement)

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers and their Dependents' Fund'was held at the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor (Mr C. J. Harloy) presided, and there was a good attendance oi members, including a fair proportion ot ladies. . The hon. treasurer (Mr k. J Allen) repoitccl that the total contributions to date were £2385 2s 3d, the cash in hand being £2008 15s 3d. Wit'i the hon. secretary (Mr W. /ft. Snortcrrass), ho had made inquiries ot the Post Office and the Public Trust Office with regard to earning some interest on the amount, in hand, and eventually it was- decided to place £1500 on fixed deposit for two years with the Bank or New Zealand at 4 per cent. lhis meant that £5 per month was being earned-as interest. Of course the money-was not at call, Trot if it was needed no doubt that could be overcome. . ' , Tho action of the treasurer and secretary was approved, and it was resolved that ad much as was available ot tne remainder !w> placed in the Post Omce Savings Bank, where interest at 3s pea- cent, would be received up to £300 and 3 per cent, for any amount over that. .„ The secvetaryread reports from va.iious correspondents at Takaka Kohatu Upper Wore, MureWn Thorpe, NgatinSi, Stanley Brook and Motuek«f In «very case cordial co-operation wa^ promised, and details were given rf «£t\had so far been done m supK^SSr^S^ a conference, in ! was no suggestion of pooling that suggestion had been killed. It w4 however proposed to discuss a SSme for uniformity of benefits and altftc» al=t Csion, it w»s rosolvod that ■Mr W..W: SBodKrass s eoi-ota.-. v of the a>Th«- 6 0 -.faff S to^ Mi«g »' !rT nf ,tawin» some mart of honour to tl.o Si O wis ?o the fact that some of tho men ai too ill to attend any public function Finally, it was resolved on Kmoton of Mrs Buchanan, that r, lette? li sent to each of the men am that the y be invited to be present «b the Produw Fair on Saturday nest, when tho Mayor will address a tew words of v/elcamo' and appreciation- oi their services to the Empire.