HOROWHENUA COUNTY PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

Otaki Mail, 3 September 1923, Page 3

HOROWHENUA COUNTY PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION.

The quarterly meeting of tho Management Committee of the Horowhe--1 uua County Patriotic Association was > held in the Council Chambers on - Wednesday, the president Mr P. - W. Goldsmith) being in the chair. .[Also present: Mi's I'. 1". Gibson and 3 Messrs Keedwell, Howell McLean, i Smith, Galley and Kilsby. Apologies were received from . Messrs Murdoch, Bovi.s, A. McLeavev, - MeKat and Plaster. The following statement ol the fln- • aiieial working ol the Association was ■ submitted by the secretary. I Receipts.—Balance brought forward £'l4 10s 2d; grants to soldiers tefuml- -.. ed by other societies £3O, refunds on ■ account loans to soldiers £■?() 5s interest £6 6s -id, total £7l 1> 6d. Expenditure.—Grants to soldiers £,V'i Is Bd, advertising £:> 8s 6d, scerctary.'s salary. £« tis 8 I. stamps, etc. 0s lOd, total £7l Is od. The assets of the Association weep reported as follow: Loans Io soldiets £2759 10s 7d. Government stock jL'IP.i J Public Trust £ISOO. P.O. .-aviiv's Bank 1:507 S - , 0() _ n . |)lk Q[ Xf „ A . /p . ! land £ls 17s lid; total £5802 17s id. GORKESPOiNDKNCK. The National War Funds Gouneti wrote forwarding weekly circular. From the Auckland Patriotic Provincial and War Relief Association, forwarded a list of uusatisl'aetorv cases who might apply for assistance. A letter was received from the: pending Association lorwatdtng Lb to be added to a similar amount advanced to a disabled soldier, as per arrangement. The'chairman stated that this was a serious and very deserving case. The man was a soldier settler and had a sick wife and several children. The secretary was instructed to keep in touch with him in case further as. sistance was required. In the case of a man whose advance from the Association was due, permission was yrantcd to (\oiev payment of the principal uriiij Decern- > her, interest to be paid as previously. An application for a loan witih I which to purchase a gig and horse ! was received from an ex-soldier for-I merly of this district, now working in a very out-of-the-way district. j As the" applicant, who had been I placet), in his present position by the I Association, was making good, and was a married man the application was sympathetically considered, lite matter being left in' the hands of the I executive committee with power to | act. 11l a ease where 15s per week had been made for a definite period to be devoted to the purchase of food and necessaries for the wife and children of a returned soldier, it was de- ■ cided to continue the grant for a fur- ' titer quarter. II was pointed out that this mnii was not a deserving case, ' but it was felt thai assistance must , j be given for the sake of the family, i ' An account of £i for groceries supplied If) a man who -was Hoiowhe-| ' niia's responsibility, was vrpproved. An acknowledgment was received I of a grant of €2O made lor the pur- J pose of purchasing tools, etc. j A sum of £5 Ss lOd inlercsl and in- ' stalment of principal of a loan was received. GF.XEBAL. It was reported thai a man whose ease had! come before the Association at. its last meeting, had* now receiv- | fd a permanent pension of 12 0 per week, and would probahly require no assistance from the Asseiciafkm. The case of a shell-shocked soldier ' wa« discussed. This man had not : applied for assistance, but was unable to work owing to bis condition, and a member expressed the opinion that assistance would be very accent- _ able Me wa«t in receipt of a nension of -r,s pe; week-, but it '.vns felt that in this case the full pension siK-übl Air Met.fan -ste.kf ptrone.lv of the ' - advliubility of putting such men on jan "--Sim",] footing as the worry of - financier • matters mintnied considerably aer-.'tn'r-t. their recovery. ■ '. Ir wi-ii decided that. >"in tnvesti^att ! "'n ! should in.' made with a view to =!?. sistance b*ing given.