THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 3

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

■■?.■"■ BRANGEI TO BE EOBMED;;iN ': ;, ';:;wiaiLlN&E<^: ? ;^-';v:; '•■ A branch of-'the National league' is to be '■ in'.'.' Wellington t at r'^an- .early 'date;•:■':■'A ; :circular r .which-.has:ibeen distributed states.:—;''■"•'.; -s':;■■,'. ■.;■'!■:■;-.■■ , ■-■''The object: df'the .league is for the arsti'timd'to'form intd;i bination' i all> :■;'those - : ' mdderaterthinking members' of-the: community.-who; are opposed ■ ; fo^hF^xtfem"e;rirratioria'l j : .T- and extravagant- views ivhd, -desire to' impose unreasdhabld'. and,-extreme restrictions ;'dn '■■: the freedom of action and'coriduct:of the people,and of the community. - the 'organisation ■:,;i^To:i safeguardv-.;.the';reaspnable-. and necessary: freedom' of ,; actidn of. the m-;dividual-:and. of'the: commuhity.SV ; _

' "To, -oppose^'intemperate,,,oppressive,'; and lextreme'.legislation;inimical;to. the wholesome' and sensible; freedom; of ac-; tion'of a; self-reliant •commnnity;v:f^-U i : v .\!'To-'give-'espressioii^to : ,Hte:'hitriertO silent views. of'that'.large '^twirof ':■ the community v which;ihQ!ds;;mbderatej sible,; and temperate; -views ;as; to; restrict tivele"gaslation.W:;;.^^H?w:;..t>-'' i ;v>VvV ; ' -,;'■■'"To create a. sounds-rational; opinion upon'all and ■ as .to,-., legislation subjects; " " ' ' " "''" h .-...».-..

"To associate all those interested in /he manly sports and healthy recreation of the people. "Tho organisation is absolutely.a,nonparty one, bnt it will be the object of the league to ascertain the views of candidates for election to Parliament and local bodieSj and to ensure as far as possiblo the return of candidates who hold such views as are .necessary, to guarantee that the community shall continue to bo" healthy, temperate, and self-roliant." . A The provincial executive is as follows:, —Messis. H. Fi Allen, R. W. .Armit,' S. S. Brown, E. P. Bunny, "W. H. D. Bell, J. A. Bruco, F. J. Courtenay, G. H. Dixon, A. B. Donne, Dr. W. Bangton Fyffo, Robt. Fletcher, A. R. Hislop,' W. Holliday, E: J. Hill, E. F. Hadfield, H. P. Hanify,.F. Haybittlo, Dr. Herbert, R. D. Hanlon, G. F. Johnston, J. Keir, S. C. Leary, Martin Luckie, 'Alec. Laurenson, V. Meredith, J. P. Maxwell, \V. H. S. Moorhouse, W. G.-Mantell, Chas. H. Matthews, D. M'Kenzie, Alec. W. Newton, TV. "J. Organ, H. P. Rawson, Herbert Seaton, J. B. Speed, C. P. Skerrett, K.C., Chas. E. Stevens, W. H. Turnbull, W. G. Talbot, R. T. Tnrnbull. The subscriptions have'been fixed as follows: —Ono year, Is.; five years, os.; life member, £1 Is. A general meeting will be- held soon after all the membership lists are returned on Novembr 7.