PATRIOTIC FUNDS.
FUTURE REQUIREMENTS. ' SUGGESTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Palmerston N., Last Night. In anticipation of the Patriotic Societies' Conference shortly the Manawatu Society has instructed its delegates to support the following remits:— (1) That the Manawatu Patriotic Society strongly favors the nationalisation of its funds with others, subject, however, to the same being controlled by the Patriotic Society's representatives, and as outlined in the general scheme recently formulated by Mr. Skertett, K.C. (2) That in the event of Patriotic Societies deciding to retain and administer their own funds for disabled soldiers, it be a recommendation to your board that all societies should set r.side a reasonable sum as a reserve fund to meet relief for general assistance in shell shock and other cases which will frequently recur for a considerable time to come. (3) That, failing nationalisation, the conference be asked to formulate a distribution fund to totally disabled and incapacitated soldiers, dependents, etc., and that the Advisory Board endeavor to fix a maximum amount with a percentage basis according to disablement.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1920, Page 5
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175PATRIOTIC FUNDS. Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1920, Page 5
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