PLANS FOR N.Z. CANCER CAMPAIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18936, 5 December 1929, Page 9

PLANS FOR N.Z. CANCER CAMPAIGN.

Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 5. The New Zealand Cancer Campaign Committee met yesterday to consider changes in the rules suggested by Auckland. Dr Elliott, president, said that the principal matter at issue was whether there should be a central controlling body or whether each division should have complete autonomy. The parent body in the Old Country held that there should be central control in such matters to prevent overlapping and loss of efficiency in research work. The principle of equal representation of the divisions was generally approved and it was decided to recommend an alteration of the rules so as to provide that three delegates should be appointed on the central committee by each division, the Mayors of the four chief cities and the chairman of the four chief hospital boards to be ex-officio members of the committee, deputy delegates to be appointed when necessary. Mr Shirtdiffe asked if in dew of the alteration now recommended in the rules Auckland people would desire complete autonomy. Dr Elliott said that if the representatives would go back to Auckland and explain that the constitution of the central committee had been altered to meet their desire for equal representation of divisions, Auckland would come into line. If not it would be a great pity as Auckland would cut itself off from the Imperial Cancer Campaign and lose all the prestige and inspiration to be derived from association in the movement. The Auckland delegates said that they would put these considerations before the Auckland people. They felt confident that whatever misunderstanding might have existed would be cleared up.