PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

Evening Star, Issue 24285, 28 August 1942, Page 6

PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION At yesterday’s meeting of the. Metropolitan District Zone Committee of the Otago Patriotic Council' it was decided to support a recommendation to give employees extra representation on the council. The mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) occupied the chair, and those present were Messrs N. D. Anderson, Arthur Barnett, Edgar Hazlett, R. Herbert, W. Kindley, G. W. Lane, G. Z. Bindley, J. J. Marlow, J. Mcßae, J. J. Nyhon, R. Orange, F. E. Simpkin. H. McDowell Smith, and E. J. Taylor. Mr Lane introduced the motion from the Dunediu-St. Kilda sub-zone, suggesting that in the interests of a unified patriotic war effort the council should be asked to give additional representation to the organised Labour movement. Mr W. Kindley seconded the motion. Mr R. Herbert emphasised the fact that he did not wish to make it a political matter, but that the workers whom he represented felt strongly that additional representation would be of benefit to the council and the patriotic effort generally. The Chairman ■ said that he was quite prepared to support the inclusion of one more representative of the employees. The motion was then altered, with word “ employees ” being substituted for “ organised Labour movement.” and carried. Sub-zone Reports.

Reports were given by representatives of the various districts which showed the amounts .already collected (the quotas being given in parentheses): Palmerston, £1,757 (£2,505); Waikouaiti, £1,064 (£4,800); Taieri, £3,828 (£8,040); Port Chalmers, £1,248 (£1,980) ; West Harbour, £930 (£1,545); Green Island, £1,400 (£2,325); Peninsula, £9Bl (£2,805). Mr Nyhon said that the house-to-house collection suggested by the committee-had not been a success in the Peninsula, district, some parts of which' were not doing their fair share. The Mayor extended his own congratulations and those of the Patriotic Council to Mr Herbert and his committee on the success of the recent Queen Carnival. He also said that he was gratified with the results of the whole appeal so far. The metropolitan zone still needed ■ £12,840 to complete its quota of £97,500, but -he was hopeful that this amount would be forthcoming. He explained that if some, districts exceeded their quota, this money would have to be used to make up the deficits in others. Mr Lane-outlined the proposals of the Dunedin-St. Kilda zone, which had already exceeded its quota by £1,146, and waiting for the money from_ the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting and the “ nosties’ ’’ appeal to come in.