ROLL OF HONOUR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 9

ROLL OF HONOUR

R.S.A. DECIDES TO OPEN FUND WAR MEMORIAL FEATURE A fund for the erection of a roll of honour in the AllcldllKi Wa I Memorial Museum is to be opened immediately. This decision wm made at a meeting o* the executive of the Auckland Returned So. d«ers’ Association last evening when it was also decided to under take the compiling of the roll. 4 PUBLIC meeting is to be callul next week to set up a committ* i to control the work. The association was agreed tint i roll of honour should be placed in th museum, said the president. Mr. A. « . A- Sexton, and the feeling was sliar I by the public. The question was on* of finance as with from 6.00 U to 7.000 names appearing on the roll the cost would be approximately £4.000. wl»:ea was a fairly large sum to raise. !t was quit© certain that the eoiumitt* could not raise it and it would ' necessary for the association to obtain the help of a certain number of citizens and organisations. “It is right tor the association *•’ take the lead in- the matter, but th* public should shoulder the burden.*' said Mr. Sexton. He thought that financial assistance would be forthcoming. Was not a roll of honour spo* ill* *1 when money A\as first collected tor th«. museum?” asked Mr. W\ Hove. Hi" reply of the committee would be that there was not sufficient money available, said Mr. Sexton. Air. L -U Lloyd contended that l *• committee should bo requested to • - plain the position t*> the original subscribers. TO SAVE EXPENSE “The original plan provided for a roll of honour, but it was decided i*. delete it to save expense.” si id Mr. Sexton. “The amount saved and more has been spent on other features.” Mr. Lloyd asked whether the provision of a roll of honour depended entirely upon the obtaining of a sufficient sum by subscription. Mr. Sexton that something could be done if only £2,000 were obtained. Lieutenant-Colonel T. 11. Dawson said there was no necessity to carry on further war Avith the committee, which, be understood, would cease t«» function at three o'clock next Thursday. "We should proceed to rai •* money for the roll of honour.” he add*-:. A committee, consisting of the president, Mr. Sexton. Lieutenant-Colony4 Dawson and Messrs. S. C. Kcid. \ . T. Dibble. J. Seabrook and V. Hove was set up to make preliminary arrangements to call a public meeting and l » open subscription lists.