CANCER CAMPAIGN

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 838, 5 December 1929, Page 10

CANCER CAMPAIGN

COMMITTEE DECIDES ON CENTRAL CONTROL

NO DIVISIONAL AUTONOMY rrcss Association WELLINGTON, Today. The adjourned meeting of the New Zealand Cancer Campaign Committee resumed yesterday to consider changes in the rules suggested by Auckland. Dr. J. S. Elliott, the president, said the principal matter at issue was whether there should be a central controlling body or whether each division should have complete autonomy. Tlie parent body in the Old Country held there should be central control iff such matters to prevent overlapping and loss of efficiency in research work. The principle of the equal representation of divisions, was generally approved, and it was decided tp recommend an alteration of the rules so as to provide that three delegates should be -appointed on the central committee by each division, the Mayors of the four chief cities and the chairmen of the four chief hospital boards to be ex-officio members of the committee and deputy delegates to be appointed when necessary. Mr. E. Shirtcliffie asked if, in view of the alteration now recommended in the rules the Auckland people would desire complete autonomy? Dr. Elliott said that if the representatives would go back to Auckland and explain that the constitution of the central committee had been altered to meet their desire for equal representation of divisions, Auckland would come into line. If not, it would be a great pity as Auckland would cut itself off from the Imperial Cancer Campaign and lose all the prestige and inspiration to be derived from association with the movement.

The Auckland delegates said they would put these considerations before the Auckland people. They felt confident that whatever misunderstanding might have existed would be cleared up.