THE NAVY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3069, 3 May 1917, Page 9

THE NAVY LEAGUE

The monthly meeting, of the Executivo Committee.of tho Navy League .was liold.i oil Tuesday. 'J'horo were present,. Mr. J. B. Harcourt (ohairinan), Messrs. ,C. VV. Palmer, Barry, ICeesing, I£. Darroch, A. Atkins, and Mrs. Richardson. A communication was received from the Patriotic Campaign Offices (London) suggesting that the league should arranges for tho exhibition of the photo-. play, "It Is For England," throughout tho Dominion. The Christchuroh branch of tho league wrote stating that they had cabled London asking for a quotation at which tho New Zealand rights may be purchased. It was decided to await a reply from London before taking any further action. ' . On tho suggestion from the. Auckland branch the following resolution was carried unanimously, and tlie secretary was instructed to send a copy thereof to tho London office of tlio league: —"That this | branch of the Navy League vigorously I supports tlie resolution of the Centra, j Association that no proposals for peace f can in any circumstances be entertained [ without the condition precedent that j Germany shall restore to tho British | mercantile marine and the mercantile | marine of tho Allies tonnage of equivaS lent value to that wliich has been des stroyed by enemy submarines and mines 5 against international law." » A communication was received from f - Mr. Fred H. Evans, regarding the New 1 Zealand men serving 011 H.M.S. Pyramus. S He mentioned that there are a number 5 of married' men whose wives are resident in New Zealand. With tho in- : creased cost of living it is found difficult ! for these men to make an adequate allow- ! ance ,to provide for their wives, and he 2 suggested that the N.Z. Government S should make a separation allowance to 3 them similar to that granted to the wives I? of tho men joining our Expeditionary i' Forces. The question was left in the 5 hands of the chairman and the lion, sec- | retary to make further inquiries and to s report to the nest meeting. J Tho Education .Sub-committee reported S with respect to the stops being taken § to establish school branches, and also ib- regarding tho Myers' Prize Essay Comsj petition. On the recommendation ot the | sub-committee it was decided to ask Mr. a Bakowell, Assistant Inspector of Schools, SI to act as judge of the essays, a number having already been received. . The sub-committee appointod to deal with tho Palmer Prize Fund reported that' the amount received and promised up to the present is about .£6O. Other contributions are expected, and it was decided to leavo the fund open lor a further period.