U.S.A.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17989, 5 February 1924, Page 13

U.S.A.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. Tho fortnightly meeting of the excooUvo of the Chrißtchurch H.S.A. was l*old last night,, Colonel If. Stewart presiding. i'iro new members' wore elected. Tiie secretary reported thai the-War'Pen-' Bioii3 Appeal Board h*d been sitting' iii l Christchurcb under tho jwt&idency of Sir • hVederiuk Chapman for tho itast two weeks. Out of forty-aoven appeals' heard, twnctytwo had been uphold, twenty-two dismissed and Uuoo held over for turtbos ©vidcneeAmongst tho appcu-a upheld w©:» Dome oaeei which tho Association nud been fighting for two ycaus. One of tho most satiafector? features of tho deliberations, of tho Beard wa3 the fact that outi of four, caoea of »eldera suffering from T,B. and receiving: treatment f.ax this disoaoo in the Caehmsw Sanatorium who had been doctinfid penoiofti from tho Board on tho ground thai thair complaint waj not duo U> wax aourco th.» uppoala of fhreo had boon upheld and ©no waa hold over for further evidence. Two war widows, whoß6 aj>plica.tk>no for pensions had previously been declined by tea War Pensions Board, hid had their appeal upheld and wore granted rotrospecUvtt l*Kaaiono from tho date of their husbands' death. The secretary elated that ho had been aslied to appear aa advocate for some appellants almost every day and ho could stale that each had received a very fair heaxintft from the Board. Tho result ea far had. established' beyond doubt tho necessity foil tho appoiulmenl of tho Board. ■;

It was reported that since tho last meeting twenty relumed ooldiora had bean oenfc to the North Island for labouring work alt the Mangahoo hydro-electric works and that n number had been provided with casual! work locally. It was decided to writs to tho *ecreiary of tho Drainage Board and to tho City Council regarding tho employment of d»s-jibl-cd soldiers as poll clones and returning - officers on polling days, urging that tbeso men should be given preference. A number of pension cases wore reported as having 1 been brought to a- successful issu#. A letter was received from the Prima Minister thanking tho Association for their invitation for hica to particr.pata at tho Anzac Day ecrvicn and staling tht* ho-would'adviao-tho Association later if it would he possible for him to.attend. The secretary reported having interviewed Sir Frederick Chapman, chairman of th«t War Pension? Appeal Board, who bad intimated that he cxrald supply a quantity ol send of whilo manuka plant—tho large fiowrnu? variety. The aaed waa berna- ssnt to Mr J amen Younjr, curator of tho Chrietchurch Hardens, for- propaßstton pnrposta, and would bo ultimately available to plant on soldiers' proves in th« Chri»tchu'"3i district. It wss rc3olvcd to thank Sir iJVedcrick for his offer, and to assure him that tho Association would heartily co-oporato with, him in the scheme-