WOMEN’S DIVISION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19626, 21 October 1933, Page 4

WOMEN’S DIVISION

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. A meeting of the South Canterbury Executive of the Women's Division of the Farmers’ Union was held yesterday. Mrs B. E. Evans presiding. The president extended a welcome to delegates from the newly formed branches at Maungati, Hazelburn and Cannington. Arising out of the minutes of last meeting, there was some discussion over the amount which should be paid to the Division's dressmaker, members considering that the wage should be increased from 5'- to 7/- a day. It was decided to appoint Miss N. Watkins, of Hazelburn, as dressmaker at a wage of £1 5/- a week, with board and lodging found. It was decided to recommend each branch to make a donation to the funds of the S.P.C.A. in lieu of holding a market day. The Division's representative. Mrs Wordsworth, was asked to bring up the question of humane killing of animals at the next meeting of the Society. Remits Considered. The National Council of Women forwarded a remit urging on the Government the need to build the Obstetrical Hospital at Dunedin, and so "keep faith” with the women who subscribed money on the understanding that the hospital, so very urgently needed for the welfare of mothers and children, and for training medical students, would be proceeded with. The remit was adopted. The Timaru branch forwarded the following remit:—"That this branch while appreciating the Government's decision in establishing an Obstetrical Hospital in Dunedin feels that the interests of the women of New Zealand would be best served by building the hospital in a place adjoining the Public Hospital, in that future practitioners and nurses would gain a wider experience in obstetides almost in the course of their general work, whicn would not otherwise be possible.” It was decided to send the remit to the Timaru branch of the British Medical Association, the Trained Nurses' Association. Plunket Society and Members of Parliament.

A further remit from the Timaru branch opposing the extension of daylight saving to an hour was carried unanimously. Pleasant Point branch forwarded the following remits which were adopted:— "That this branch considers that sewing and dressmaking should be included in the syllabus of all secondary schools as a compulsory subject”; "that parents of pupils of country schools should be urged to make a greater use of dental clinics for their children wherever it is possible.” The following remit was approved: "That the committee of the Timaru branch recommend that Mrs Evans be appointed as organiser for South Canterbury, with power to ask the executive vice-presidents, Mesdames Buchan and Burdon, to form branches in their localities, to save expense.”