Money Again

"That this Association protests against the use of Public Funds for the pumping of one side in the Conscription Referendum" was the gist of a motion moved by Mr. Evison, and second by Mr. Milburn. The former pointed out that it was no referendum when the Government spent people's money on telling them how to vote.

Attacks were made on the Association's policy towards Conscription. Mr. Cook moved an amendment, to the effect that Conscription should have been introduced without a referendum (lost) and Mr. Reld moved an amendment that we disagreed with any public moneys being used in "Sectional Interests". Mr. Cohen showed that this would prevent the Association from subsidising clubs, and the amendment was lost, and the motion, then passed.