HIS MAJESTY'S VETERANS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 5

HIS MAJESTY'S VETERANS.

;/: '~ -lipPlNG':^ . :The. : annual T ;meeting of trie -Wellington; '.-,■■■■ brahch of - the Royal New Zealand ,Asso- ; ciation' i/of, his. .Majesty's veterans was': ' : .;•-•: held' at the ;Garrisoh/HaUUast Mr. _T.-. Urwih presiding over, ah .attendance;, of •25 jnembers.' The,.;report"'.and , balance-sheeti-which:wefe:adopted/ showed. • that /the. affairs, of the association; were in .a , satisfactory condition. ' A surplus' of £7i -2s.'jßd." was;shown, in the. finahcia l; - statement. ~ During, the year 'assist-. , ancel to: the; amount ; ; of; about : - was, ei tended:,to..veterans.,.;,The.'/amonht..'re-f v ceived into funds" .by way of. col-' lections-and -donations: totalled. .£29 . Ss;: Thirty new/ members -were' elected during .the; year, ! the. total 'membership . being, DOW ; 87iV:::';';'; ::".•':■ Vv. (•'-.• "V"-'■;.;' '■'':;: A,letter. was received from.'Mr.. C.-. W.■ Hursthouse,- fofmefly : :Suryeyor-General, ocknowledging 'the:asso"ciatioiis. sympathy •with:'. him: .in 'his , illness, ,'aild' conveying his: > tet.,mshes-'te;the.vbran'ih;'":".i--:'-; : '-'-';-:i:;. v. The" Taranaki ;branch ,6f tho. association, En aletter.acfaiowledged .with thanks the hospitality, and attention' which • had been Ehown iits.imembers: ;by' : ; the 'Wellington- . hrahch; on the of; the, visit 'to N Wellington of;'. Lord .Kitchener in EebruBCT last- ':>:■ :/:: -;:: -/-'V-';/: ■;: -'y-'r.-1 . ; .-:: object of: stimulating -public fintarest.in/New Zealand,military history,-. it was.resolved to- arrange' for a- series •of lectures'.on..'the subject:by-Mr; Rob-' «rt MTtfab,.Captain':Tregear,:and others, •on.behaU of the;association.',;:.;•;■;■■•-..■, Some :mention: was 'made of :the:■ qnes-! ffion.of; military.' for;' New ZeaiJand war veterans, •■ concerning whioh- there ,]ias been; a strong, agitation.' The meet-' ing was hopeful : that Parliament this sesgion would' act upon : the recommendation of the:Parliamentary : Committee.that the petition presented, to the' House on behalf of the veterans should be fay'ourably considered,'and ;sanguino:-that';\the many Parliamentary \ friends of :; the : :veterans would stand by: them in this matter. .='.'/ Officers for the ensuing year were elected as, followi-T-Vice-president; Mr. T.;Urwin;': secretary, and treasurer; Mr.-S. Stidolph; ■ trustee's,.. Mess'rsi : :R.'Tingey and . ' Thos.. Bland J- r coihmittee, Messrs. Steph-; ens, Wiuchcoinbe;Purdy,'Christie, Brown,, Buck,' Fox; Revell, ■ and Bland; delegates ; to the/annual; conference (to be-'hold in Wellington'-next .'month);, Messrs. R'. Tihgoy't and and .Sergeant-Major ~ W. :) Christie'; auditor, Mr.' Thos. Bland/' The meeting placed, on.record:its-appre-ciation of the. assistance which had been given ; to "the welfare; of:' the . association ' py'the'.press. 7 '''.•', "*;'.::;;■.■' '."••'.'.'..