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FOR SAILORS' CHILDREN

CaiUIBRCUT. TEAVELLBKS' EPFOJt-T Wellington.'has had several experiences of "surprise packet" days, but on Thursday' and.Friday, March 13 and M, tlie city will bo able: to participate in what: is claimed to he' the biggest scheme of the kind that has yet-been launched. The Commercial Travellers' Associalicn la-st- year'"made nil arrangements to have a "surprise packet" day,' tli& funds from which, wouid-.go. towards helping ilio orphans and dependants of the brave sailors of out mercantile marine, who lost their lives through the callous brutality of'the." Hun. "No body of the Empire's fighters did nobler work than these quiet, grim snilornion, who, all through the war, were exposed to the gravest perils on the world's ocean'highways. But just. Ik the commercial travellers had everything in". traii(„for their big effort, tiio fatal epidemic! oaught Wellington in its grip, mid the \vovk ; had to bo postponed. Now it has b'een 'taken up with renewed vigour, and a, big campaign has been planned for extracting shillings from the pockets and purses of the public. One hundred thousand surpriso envelopes will bs sold on March 1!! and 14, and iu every case a substantial prizo will be given. The liftt of prizes covers a very wide range... It-.includes section's of' land, molor-car valued at. ,-£350, gold watches and bangles, bramaphonos and record?, full sets-of false teeth, paintings, ami nil "sorts'of ■ articles', down to tlie most jnosaie, but none the less useful, sacks of. 'flour, and kitchen utensils. Each packet will cost Is., and there will he a orizo in every one.

possible self-supporting. Tho reserves vvero being' preserved.'.The reserves were '■'provided b.v the citizens for a specific'purposo, and the time had arrived when restrictions should be removed. The sports bodies were not getting the use of the. reserves ' that' (hey woro entitled' to. The Football Association had paid during the past eight year's about J25000 for the use of the reserves. That wa.s a considerable 'strain on tho resources of tho association. They had no means of obtaining revenue except by taxing tho youth, . There wa3 only, one reserve \ffliere revenue couid be obtained, and that was'the Basin Reserve, tho-use of -which was denied, to, winter 9poi'ts. He explained that, they had paid£s ss. for tho use of a reserve, which was occupied about five times only, owing to patriotic functions .and..to bad weather. (Whenever there .was a shower of rain they wero put off the reserves. Tho weather they experienced in Wellington was .scarcely over sufficiently bad to put tho association off tho reserves. He further stated that in connection, with tho matter circulars were sent "to all bodies, but only a few wero represented at the. meeting...

111 - '. A. Williams, secretary'of the,' Wellington Football Association, supported the chairman, and stated that beforo tho 'war the association- paid .£lO 10s; for tho reserves, but during the war this was reduced to .£5 ss. The association paid about «eS)i a-year, and was not able to obtain much rovenuo because it was dealing mostly with boys and youths.

. Mr. C. G. Wilson said tho Cricket Association paid ,£3OO a year. . Mr, 'H.' M'lCeown also spoke, strongly advocating that the City Council should show the sports bodies greater consideration. '

Mr. C. G. Wilson, chairman of the Cricket Association, said there appeared to be no one else with a grievance except tho Football Association. He said they had to be fair to the City Council and the Reserves Committee. They had not indicated exactly what the association required. - They had stated'what they paid' for : the' reserves, whicli 1 they . considered exorbitant, but they did not' say yhat they wanted. , He was bound to say that whenever lie had interviewed tho Reserves Committee he had always been, treated with courtesy. The Cricket Association had a grievance becauso on a wet Saturday if the council had prepared four wickets 1 on the Basin Reserve and four at Kelburn tho association had to nay £8 Bs.,' notwithstanding that the wiclieis were not used. . If the''Football Association was going to find sport for the youth of the city .free of charge then then association was going tho right way to spoil the youth of the city. - He further stated that part of the difficulty lay in the laxity of the officers of the clubs in not giving moro attention to tho finances 0 fthe clubs. 110 pointed out that five years ago the Cricket Association owed JJSOO; now it had ,£230 in tho Savings.Bank. Mr. Wells pointed out that the' Cricket Association was exceptionally placed. It had file use of the only ■ reserve where it was possible to obtain , a revenue. Further, it had the use of tho Basin Reserve and the other reserves every evening for practice. It was different witii the winter games. They had the-use of the reserves for an hour and' a half during the week, and were not allowed to practise on the grounds'." ' ' Mr. W. Auld also spoke, voicing Hie grievances of tlio Football Association. He said there were too many old nuju 011 tlie Reserves Committee, and they had bepn .911 the eoinmittce too long, The chairman said it was hardly worth while, continuing the discussion, for tho sports bodies di<l not. seem to be interested in the'•'•matter.- • It' was -unfortunate, that in all such matters the Crickot Association and tho Football Association were the only ones to show interest. Mr. R. W." Shallci'ass, secretary of the. New- Zealand Sports Association, said that ho thought a concrete case. should ho mado out, and in that event, jf it.wero a reasonable one,, the organisation/ho represented lie was sure would give every assistance. 110 suggested that a new pavilion was wanted in the Basin Reserve, and he thought that the sports bodies should urgo this upon (lie city. The meeting closcd without any resolution being passed.

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 138, 6 March 1919, Page 4

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FOR SAILORS' CHILDREN Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 138, 6 March 1919, Page 4

FOR SAILORS' CHILDREN Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 138, 6 March 1919, Page 4

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