VC-R VETERANS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23261, 24 July 1945, Page 3

VC-R VETERANS

Economic Pension Ccnferer.c? Of R.S.A. Delegates supplement h’N allowance, l e smimd pension. This view w;*. mr—’ us a remit Io ihe qmir’.ci’lv (onf’’’ of dclfgairs from *«:»<• r ’ i r?. Temuki.. South Cuntorbun and W;iiniate branches ol the U.S.A, held in Tiinaru las* night. Ji came from Hu* Gerahmw Association and. presenting it, M»’ A. J. Kennedy said that war vc.cran who was not able to su m’.ement his allowance was placed iv. straitmaed circumstance s. Mr F. \V. Morvan >(!raldinoi. v.h.t presided, said that th? war veterans had nearly all re uhed the ag? of and were unable to earn any money o. ! their o vn. Mr Kennrdv: A remit nnssrd bv t;v Dominion Council advocated increasing the war veterans' allowance to £2 5 - a week ami alic.wr>'• a vc t ran to earn an addition:;! 20 - a week. The remb was: i: mrovou. It was derided thui the conference should he held cm • ? third ?dc;ma\ o’ every third month in fuiur A : each branch fhould mc"t the travelling exL'ens.cs of its delegates ami Ik ■ South Carl- • bury Association will vide ami ' ■’ : and sunner; pallet of remm .--’o ild h' 1 given the conference s'-.i'c-y (Mr w. A. L. T '-' Tiinaru 1 14 daws he hire the conft’e u\ and he si'o-;ld -. r a notice of these remits to I'm- .’ n ure f arir.s of branches seven daws hr' -re the conference. When a r< present ativc of the R S A. is required for any South Cantmbyrv organism ion. it whs decided tin.c !io should be appointed at the quarterly conference of dPlc'iatcs. Approval was given a South Canterbury' remit that the Government asked to makes available to i'.S.A. dubs copies of ohiciii war pain’inys by Captain Peter Mclntvie. After an exnlanation bv Mr C. Mihi. a district vice-president of i!m N.Z Ft.S.A.. ddeeaics decided against supportin'.’ a Geraldine remit advocating direct re ircseiitation on the Standim; Committee of the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Council. The inf 1dent of the South Cmitorburv It.'-’. A. (Mr Alox Bel!) said that ' : 1 - »ri would he accorded a remit on the Eillccation of post-war relief funds between the various patriotic zones.