CORRESPONDENCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2068, 16 December 1919, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

- (To tli' 1 Editor.) Sj;; fn V Olir of SillllVdilV * * appears ike report of the meeting of returned soldiers held to discuss (he diMribuluui of the Patriotic Funds. As we are all aware, the funds were given for a specific purpose by the public, and surely the public arc to be consulted in the mailer. A-, regards the amendment moved by the Chairman, i fail to see (hat it carries any weight. In the first place, it is local money subscribed by local people, for local men, and the Pact that the Chairman enlisted in another district, and is also a member of the Society, puts his proposition out of order, as well as the fact that others from another district voted on the amendment. I take my line of argument from the rule laid down by the Society to assist only those who enlisted in this district. Further, it looks to me (hat the amendment was the work of the Society, for the purpose of trying to tie the money up, and ignore I lie subscribing public by doing mi. I suggest (bat the Patriotic Society cal! a public meeting and pul before, (hat meeting a scheme to dispose of the money, while allowing a portion for what few cases may a'rUc within the next 50 years. And here may I ask of the Chairman what lie would do with the money at the end of that period, reckoning in interest? That (here is reason for disposing of die funds is well known from what one can gather from some of the returned soldiers, and it is time that a more equitable and less discriminating method of meeting the ref|iiiremonts of die returned soldiers was brought about, and the friction ended. —I am, etc., E. 0. MARTIX. (To the Editor.) Sir. —It is with a feeling of pleasure that 1 read (hat the Bandmasler is still in the land of the living, and long may he survive to he master over his phantom band! Me takes me to task for writing over a nom-de-plume, and bad the matter been of a eofilroversial nature 1 should have signed my name - , till then I please myself. My chief point when I wrote was that the Bata! was granted a subsidy by die Council, the Band, T understand, having to play a certain amount of music in return. Now, Johnnie, why has your Band omitted to do so? Not for the want of a bandmaster, for during Mr (folder's absence a first-class man has been coaching them. Here we have Christmas again, and no doubt we shall tie regaled by that old favourite (or otherwise) “Christians Awake, tor which no doubt we may tie thankful (or otherwise), and perhaps the awakening of this particular Christian in the “wee small hours ’ will be rewarded with some “scathing comment." —Yours, etc., POM POM.