PATRIOTIC FEDERATION.
SITTINGS OP ADVISORY BOARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, June 7. The Advisory Board of the Federation of New Zealand 'Patriotic War Societies is sitting here. Consideration was given to the reply of the Minister of Defence (egarding the allowance to widowed mothers, Tho Minister declined to accede _to the request that a full old-age pension should not be a bar to tho receipt of an allowance.
The Wellington, South Canterbury and Otago Societies considered the allowance to a widowed mother should be increased from 7s to 10s. The question was left in the hands of the president and vice-president to discuss with the Minister of Defence.
The Minister wrote regarding tho board's request that postage rates on parcels forwarded to soldiers should be reduced, and no further reduction could be made.
Regarding the ( complaint that Gisborne was not represented on the hoard, Mr. Lamer (Auckland) said that Auckland was willing to have only one delegate in order that Gisborne" might bo represented. The matter was left in the hands of the chairman to arrange.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1917, Page 7
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176PATRIOTIC FEDERATION. Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1917, Page 7
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