A SUBSTANTIAL BALANCE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16725, 7 January 1920, Page 3

A SUBSTANTIAL BALANCE.

4 j TIIE N.Z. WAR CONTINGENT ! ASSOCIATION. :?RO>r orn npeciat# roßßßspoNnissT.) LONDON, Nove;i;lor 30. A» it ttj» understood thai iho New Zealand War Contingent Association wa» bringl- - its activities to :i c'.obo with a mibetajvtiftl Iraiancc jr. hand. tho Kj turned Sol dies*' Association (liriiiah Sectiol') :jia;lo ;m application to tho Continirent Association for u gTant from i>3 surplus iu bond to aeßiat in running its rooms in London dtiring the coming year. An offiro lia« been established in Chancery Lane, the energy of Mr J. 1. Fox, and for tho next few months two rooms will be available in tho same building where discharged New Zealand soldiers who happen to lw in London may meet and rend tboir newspapers. It will in fact be a small club for them. At tho final meeting 1 of the New Zealand War Contingent held nt the Hi?h Commissioner's office, Mr J. H. B. Coates mentioned that tlto Association. was winding tip with a baiauoo of about £X 22. I>r. is. 11. Scholofield enquired what was to be dotio with thia sum, and Sir Thomas 'Mackenzie replied: I have a note to a«k. Mr Coatee whether the committee htivo any recommendations to maito regarding the balance of £922 15s. Mr It D. D. McLean f&id the money would be forwurded to tho Now Zeulxnd Governin out. Dr. Scholcfield: Has any application been rccoi*od on behalf of tho -Returned Soldier®' Association? Mr McLoan; Yes. bat ir. the tircxnnstances the committee dots not see itc way to make any reoomnioiidation. The money we have belongs to public funds, and our dnilieo «jo now practically over, wo aro hamdinp the balance back to the Government. I may •ay wo havo had a communication from a certain gentleman in connexion with the Returned Soldiers' Association. It only came before us within tho last few days, and wo havo not had sufficient timo for one thilHT— and tho consequence is that tho committee decided to-day, after very careful consideration, that we had. no recommendation or advice to oftor in the matter.

Tho balance ir> hand of tbo New Zealand lUd Cross Society, on November -4th last, was £4-100. Details of the <xpcuditure for Octocor are given by Mr l'\ aldcffrave, I*ne New Zealand Red Cross Commicsioner in London. Receipts inclnde the mica of stsrp'us etoci, £174; sale of Kapai Hut* Codfnrd. JCIGS. £15,000 wos remitted to New Zealand on account of surplus funds.