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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18370, 1 May 1925, Page 11

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■ ■ w I ANNUAL MEETING. The ninth annual meeting. of the Christehurch branch of ihc Returned Soldiers' Association was held last night, Colonel H. Stewart presiding over an- attendance- of about one hendred members. The general secretary of. the ■wrote stating that he had been advieed by the Department of Internal Affairs tint 9ir Junes Allen had been requested to forward a complete set of photographs of all New Zealand war memorials for lodgment in the Imperial War Museum, londcci. The assistance of tlie Chrifttchnrch branch was re-' quired in order that a list of all memorials in and around the district, and the names of the most suitable people to supply information about them, might be obtained. The letter was received. Mr Cummins appealed to members to support the rrriniatare rifle club, which be said had just been, put to tie expense ofbuying two rifles far £l6 . ,Ih> .<fab b» tbe use of a range for tiso mgWs of the-

■week. He said that the past year had been on exceptionally busy one, sad He paid ft tribute to the work of the president and the secretary. Mr B. Orchard etid that be wished to bring before the meeting the work of the War Pensions Xedjcsl Appeal. Board. The secretory, Mr W. E. Leadtey, said the Board had been sitting here for six weeks, and it had done some excellent service. The appeals of the Christchnxch men, which, had been -upheld by the Board, had cost lie Government some thousands of pounds. - Mr G. W. Lloyd criticised Tactions items of «xpeaditnre on the baisnee-eheet, Baying that members should hare been given more information about them. The hoo. ' treasurer, Mr Cummins, replied to the criticism. He eaid the Danedia Association, the largest in the Dominion, had gone back £iSO on the year, while the local Association was in a ranch better position bow than it had been last year. The Association was £1331 better off than in 192*. ; ■■'.'", The -report and" balanoe-abeet were "Hie election of officers xasnlfed :—JPi**ldent, Mr H. 3. Knight; executive. Colonel R.iVCßlhbert, W. McCoy. W. Gee. E. W . Smith, A. G. Haydea. 0. V. Qmgtay. H.

Heck, G. W. Lloyd, and the Her. JL %* Bead; vice-president, Mr H. Fleck; bast treasurer, Mr M. W. Ctanmina; boxL sots*: citor, Mr B. A. Cmhbert; auditors, Caygill, Jfewburgh and Co.