VICTORY PARADE

Waikato Independent, Volume XLV, Issue 1280, 5 June 1946, Page 6

VICTORY PARADE

E.S.A. OPINION WANTED The opinion of the New Zealand Returned Services' Association whether Victory celebrations should be held in New Zealand, and, if so, what form they should take, was sought by the Prime Minister (Mr Fraser) during his address to the annual conference in Wellington this week. Britain, he said, was having a victory march, and Australia was having celebrations. Some people in New Zealand had indicated that they desired to do something similar. The Mayor of Auckland had told him he was thinking about victory celebrations, and in Wellington the Mayor also had some thoughts on the matter, but so far he (Mr Fraser) had not heard any definite strong feelings expressed on the subject. He turned, therefore, to the men who were most intimately concerned. What would the R.S.A. consider most fitting to the occasion? Would they have a day of celebrations, or would they not have it? Whatever they wanted the Government would consider most favourably, and the opinion of the R.S.A. on the matter would carry more weight, than that of any other section of the community. Mr Fraser indicated that before the conference adjourned he would be glad to have its considered opinion on the matter. June 8 is Victory Day; and as this date coincides with the Cambridge Trotting Club's Winter races the fixture is being called a Victory meeting.