NG Branch of RSSAILA To be

Transferred North Soon

fTIHE annual meeting of the New Guinea 1 Branch of the RSSAILA, was held in Sydney on January 11, and attended by a large and representative gathering of members. After a lengthy discussion it was unanimously resolved that the activities of the New Guinea Branch be transferred to New Guinea as soon as possible, and the following were elected to form the nucleus of the execu tive: President, A. J. Gaskin; vice president, Colonel H. T. Allen; treasurer, W. B. Battis; secretary, J. E. Clark.

These members are returning to the Territory in the near future and arrange ments will then be made to form sub branches at all centres where it is pos sible to muster sufficient members.

It was decided also to form the Sydney organisation into a sub-branch to be known as the Southern Branch, which will be permanently located in Sydney.

The following are the executive officers elected for the Southern Sub-Branch; President: C. A. M. Adelskold; vice-presi dent: H. Downing; committee, E. C. Vider, D, Cunningham, W. Grose, W. Rogers, S. E. Costelloe, A. Collins, R. A. Colyer; secretary and treasurer: Les. Clark; assistant secretary, C. Dowie.

Old members of the New Guinea State Branch are requested to pay their sub scriptions to the secretary of the Southern Branch, PO Box 31, George Street North, and, should they return to the Territory, arrangements will be made for their records to be handed over to the sub-branch in the area in which they eventually reside.