SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3596, 7 October 1920, Page 5

SOLDIERS’ MEMORIAL.

meeting OF COMMITTEE. A me’fprig of the Taihape Soldiers’ j MemoriaT®Committee was held last ; ■ night, when there w;ere present: His | Warship the Mayor, Mr. A. J. Joblin (chair), and Messrs. W. R. Bennett, A. R. Fannin, L. E. Norriss, D. Neagle, is. Dunbar, E. Lenihan, J. E. Cunninghame, A. James, F. A. de Loree, R. A. Davies, G. W. Wrightson, F. Marlow, S. P. Reid, King! Topia, and Rev. J. C. Loan, Apologies were received .from Messrs. J. F. Thurston and E. T. Hill. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The chairman, referred to the second part of the welcome home to the returned soldiers, which had been decided upon, but had not yet taken place. They were pledged to the holding of this function, and, he moved that the welcomei be held on a date to be fixed. Mr. Cunninghame seconded the motion, which was carried. The following were elected a committee to carry out the necessary arrangements in connection with the welcome home, which is to take the form of a banquet and re-union:— Messrs. J, R. Cunninghame, S. Dunbar, If JE. McLaughlan, G. W. Wrightson, F. Marlow and E. Davies. The date of the function was fixed for Friday, 29th October, 1920. Mr. Davies referring to the memorial, said the question of a site could not very well be decided by the meeting, as the committee had previously decided that consideration be given to one or both schemes which had been outlined, and the matter would depend to a great extent on the amount of money .raised. He'personally favoured a direct appeal for funds by means of a personal canvass by the organiser. Mr. James agreed with this view, holding that it was essential, before a proposition was put, to know how much they had to spend. They could then go into the question of designs, fend tcall a meeting’ of the subscribers to decide where the monument should be erected* - ’’ , ’ 1 1 The chairman said the next matter should be the appointment of an or\ganiser. ■I Six applications were considered, and as Mr. S. F. Reid was regarded aa ithe most suitable applicant, he was. appointed by the unanimous vote pf the meeting. / It was decided that the finance committee arrange details of the conditions of appointment, Mr.- Kingi Topia being of opinion that a member of the native race could collect; a large sum from the Maoris, Mr. W. R. Bennett was ap- , pointed assistant secretary for th# purpose of representing the proposal to the Maoris.'" . ’ The resignation of Mr. J.. P.. Thurston as treasurer was accepted with re: gret, ancL Mr. J. R. Cunninghame was apointed. , t It was resolved that; an account be opened at the Bank of Australasia and that the treasurer and one other member of the 1 finance committee be empowered to operate on same. • The following were elected as an executive committee:—Messrs. J. E. Cunuinghame, R. A. Davies, A. James, A. YJ. Joblin, and E. Lenihan. * A vote of Thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. . QUEENSLAND’S TROUBLES, . .*5. , 9 FAILURE OF NATIONALISATION. PRESS COffifENT. % », ... Received 9.55 a.m. . ; LONDON, October 6. The Pall Mall Gazette, in an artide on "Nationalisation:, an object lesson from Australia,” says: Queensland dabbled in every public industry which seemed to promise % revenue,‘with the consequence that .taxation has been raised ito an unheard of height, • and the Treasury left in the direst state of emptiness. Nationalisation, as applied to Queensland, turned gold into lead, and undertakings yielding profits in private hands have become • synonymous with a deficit when exploited by the public authority. Commenting on Mr. Theodore’s statement that the Government would appropri- ■ ate dividends due in the State to outf 4 side investors, the Gazette says that Mr, Theodore is reduced to the naked methods of the highwayman.