OAMARU R.S.A.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26617, 13 November 1947, Page 3

OAMARU R.S.A.

Meeting of Executive Mr I. T. Catto, the president, was in the chair at the monthly meeting of the executive of the Oamaru Returned Services’ Association on Tuesday night. There were also present—Messrs W. C. Burdett, R. E. Dimick, E. M. Freeman, J. Tavandale, A. Bremner, J. P. McLeod, J. T. Burrows and D. H. Scott. The Department of Labour advised that tho Government intended to establish Immigration Welfare Committees, with the object of assisting immigrants on their arrival or those already settled in New Zealand. The committees are to be set up in 26 centres, that in Oamaru consisting of representatives of the R.S.A., the Trades Council, the Oamaru Borough Council, the Department of Labour, employees and manufacturers, Federated Farmers, the National Council of Women, and the churches. —Mr Freeman was appointed the R.S.A. representative. The president reported having paid a visit to H.M.N.Z.S. Arbutus. Lieutenantcommander J. F. A. O’Neill and Sublieutenant Pool, with himself, laid a wreath on the Great War Memorial at 10 a.m. on Remembrance Day. An hour later, on behalf of the executive, he deposited a wreath on the memorial, Mr A. Nuttall sounding “ The Last Post ” and the reveille. —The executive decided to write to the Oamaru Ministers’ Association advising that it was their desire to hold the two-minute silence and ceremony of placing a wreath on the memorial on each Remembrance Day Sunday, and that they would greatly appreciate the co-operation of the churches in holding services at 11.15 a.m. on that morning to enable the public to attend the ceremony at the War Memorial and also attend their churches. Mr J. T. Burrows brought up the question of war bursaries available to children of war veterans, the conditions of which were not generally known. It was pointed out that these bursaries for those who qualified provided free education at technical classes, secondary schools or universities. They were available for children of veterans in receipt of the war veterans’ allowance, children of deceased veterans who at the time of their death were in receipt of the allowance, and children of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in receipt of war pensions. The bursaries are up to £25 in value annually. ApplL cal lons should be made through the R.S.A. or the principals of the high schools. One new member was elected, and eight outward and one inward transfers were approved. Messrs Catto and Burrows reported on visits to the hospitals, and Messrs Burdett and Bremner were appointed visitors for the coming month.