COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1924, Page 1

COUNCIL OF WOMEN

('ON EE HENCE AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, Sept. The sixth annual ~inference of the National Council of Women of Neu' Zealand opened this morning. Airs Carmalt Jones presided over delegates from till parts of the Dominion.

It was resolved that the management of the National Council be vested in a ’Dominion Committee, comprising Ike presidents and vice-presidents ol branches, the lion secretary and the linn treasurer.

An Auckland remit was adopted, that the Council urges Al’s.H. to .support a Mill lor : upon mil ion of trained nurses. A Icily(ll v Wellinyl oil remit conecruiny the desirability of the nationality of Mritisli wo me u being held by them on exactly the same t 'nils as Die nal ina.ilily of Mritisli m"iM as carried, an Auckland r< 11 • • t as under being incorporated: "That ill" National Conn eil urges an amendment in the hnv t>, provide that w,,ni,'il be aliened lo r,.iain Hieir own mil iimalit y on aiarria.;" \. ill, an alien ll they so eleel." The loll,,Miny motions noro carried at the Annual ! I' the National ('.mmil of Weil,in to-day: That ll:" Colin,-il continue H urge an amvndmeiil of Die lan providiuy for the ajipoiul in,'in el train,-.1 M'omoii patrol". under tl,e .lu-ti>'>‘ Depart men I. having the -;in„- powers and authority as m "in', r.- ol the I’oliee l one. That til" morn! be urged to pa-..- I•• ,i hit ion oil Ih" I: II sol ( iiP Mritisli A, i. known as the Sex Disqtlalilieat am Meini.t.il Act. litis would throw i,|" !t to n,mien the positions ol J.’sl’., women iioliee, and Miinieii iuroi's. HetitioilS, with this object ill vicM'. will h' drawn tin by the branelies and a nu" : saye Mill be sent to Air Masaskiu-; him to r ■ , ive a deputalinn Ir,mi tl." C, ;i■ 11 • iI ~n Thursday M eok. The ( 'i.ii I','l'enee decided to "end a message to I lie Colei inn,nil. enUyi'alil Inliiiy i, oil M 1 la i il had already done in i lie iIII -rests oi mal -i nit.v. ()t her moI i, in a nil e, 1 a I ivere : - That Dm llealtli D. partmeiil he urged to api„ in, a MiPinan doctor m the stall' ef cierv district health oiiice. TIla.L ill" (hivernmeiiL he urged to preeivd I'orlbv. itli u itli the provision of silelt adiitional tic, mi'mudal ion in niei'.tal hospitals as nill facilitate tile better iTassiliiatuni ol patients. Tliat tile early eslablishment of farm homes for epileptic, degenerate. and feeble-minded persons he urged, with a view to the ear" and segregation ol the md'd.

T hai. m Idle congratulating Die Department mi the Min ks already done in loniiei lien with the education ol stthimnunl ihillren, this Coiil'eivncc urges' the tie I for ill" segregation ol subnormal eliildi 'ii in ela-ses. as their presence ill ordinary classes interferes ivitli the progress ol normal children. Eroiu this, the segregation ol adults Mould follow.