R.S.A.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10559, 18 December 1923, Page 1

R.S.A.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. !

The Executive of the South Canterbury Returned Soid.ers' Association m °t on Saturday night. Present: Me:sr 3 L. M. Inglis (President), J. P. C. Walsh, A. N. Oakey, A. E. G. Holdgate, W. Hayinan, S. -Mason, R. B. Bell, R. S. Goodman, and M. T. Reese. The secretary of the Canterbury District R.S.A. wrote in regard to the responsibility for the 1923 lands and pensions legislation, and pointing out what the N.Z.R.S.A. had done to have these measures placed on the Statute Book. The activit.es of the parent body in legislative raatter s generally was rev owed. It was decided that the secretary make arrangements to have the letter published. A return of financial members showed the strength of the local branch as ISB. The pensions committee's negotiations with the Department in regard to a case of :-pinal disab of A returned man was fully reported on. It was stated that a local doc<. r.or was of opinion that the disability was attributable to war service, though the Pension's Board refused to acknowledge liability. It "was decided that the file in the case be forwarded to the district secretary for advice. The case of another returned man suffering from paralysis stated to have supervened on inoculation was discussed, and the comm'tte 0 was recommended to take certain act-

Air Milner, rector of Waitaki Boys' High School, was selected as the principal speaked o n Anzac Day.