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WAR RELIEF

EXECUTIVE OF LOCAL ASSOCIA- ■ , TION. The Executive Committee of'the Wellington War Relief Association met j;estordav afternoon. Mr. L. 0. H. Tripp presided. ' ' The reiiort of tlio Finance Committee set forth the Mowing items Total ' funds as at August 31, 1919-investments JEC9.090 14s. sd„ current accounts J2133 17s. 3d., petty cash in hand JE2O: total, JCG9.2U lis. Bd.; excess (for August) of expenditure over income paid out of capital. ,£13:12 103. 9d. The AVanganui-Waitotara "Patriotic Association forwarded the following recommendation, and sought support for it:--"That, the Government bo asked to deal with all applications for tHe purchase |of houses, for soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act through the repatriation boards and their.com-. mittees. instead of through the lands Department: as at present.' The chief, argument advanced by the Wanganui Association in favour of the proposed change, :Was that the present 6ystem involved too great delays.,. , Mr.' J. Hutcheson moved: That tha communication be received; and that turther consideration of it be held over, while inquiries aro mado from the Uorermnenb as to what their intention iswhether there is any truth in the statement that, they .are about to set up, land ptirchnso boards specially ,to deal with the matter of returned solaiers. "Tho land boards aro overworked, was the opinion exprescd by several members Tr d C h MSßSup rK dMr.Hutcli^ son's motion. To mate d f cl 8 10 ° 8 j! the purchase (for, soldiers) of lands m tho country and o P~Perb« ■ towns and cite should be tho. special business of experts, ho contended. Tha motion was cameo. Mr. Hutcheson moved: That the chairman take the etepsto con-, veno a special meeting of .the Advisory Board at an early date in order to laj before it the weuliar situation of the W.W.8.A., in its relation to '"' A 1 other war. relief • and patriotic sooietiea within tlio Dominion, .administering public funds for tlio relief of soldiers and sailors and their dependants, J l ** to brinffine about an equitable financial adiustment between the bodies: (a) for special services rendered, - w . d f°Lj; 0 of cases without definite domicile who are continually gravitating toward the military and political centre, and perforco become a charge on the funds of -the Wellington War Relief As""This' association is practically tho. clearing-house for. all the other asoc.fclions in the Dominion,. Said Mr.:Hutolto* son. That meant extra expenses, not to v mention extra work," ho eontmucd. Tlu) Wellington Association' was to eat von deeply into its capital. He .thought there was some ground for an adiustment with the other bod>» The resolution was, earned, : ana tho secretary, was instructed' to PWJJ£ for; consideration by the Advisory Board. ;

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 8

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WAR RELIEF Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 8

WAR RELIEF Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 8

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