CO129-434 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [7-8] — Page 201

privately inform the Deft of this office - which

gravances on the pers

was concerned- of ally the

kurses, in which there appeared to be

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substance. I have made perfectly clear that' The C.N.A. had absolutify no official standing

8 that

if

a have wished to make any

fpicine

(complaint

she must do it officially. The C.N.A do not-

encourage

kurses to write to them, but many

haver do unite to them when they have

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grievance. It would be astonishing if they did not.

The C.M. A ari

a

philanthropic assores with creiderable

funds at their disposal: they take interest in the kurser who come on their books, help them pity (evers secasmall with

money when they

a

in difficulties, a get to know them fully intin lity.

We have deliberatif fut ourselves in the hands of the Cross

por

the selections of with the result that are ar saved

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enormous amount of timble: bat naturally the Nurves look on the C.N.A as their best friend in official grounters: equally naturally there are some of these ladies who have not had the cedunable

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official training of a Govt office- who would like to pest their car in whew a seemingly hard case occurs. So

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far as I am able to judge pendence, & then advice of such discreet ladies as hur Chamberlain (who has always attetired the Committers meet is with great regularly) & tin Harcout have pevailed. I festast that the attitude which expects the C.N.A to take no interest in thin hurrer after they have entend our service is one which shows some what of sympathetic insight & indeed of

Tem.

$*. 10. 16.

CMutu viscuse.

If you refer this paper to the C.M.A & gal off the

litti

I say Friday they should be able to consider it at their meetings on Monday swednesday next:

TOM. 27/9/16.

There is much force in Mr. Macnaghtens minute.

copy of

Send desp. and encl. to C.N.A. and request

the favour of their obsons.

It will also be well if Mr. Macnaghten will

kindly prepare a conf.statement which I can sen d

privately to Gov.

ABC

27.9.16.

I agree that it is only to be expected that nurces should conficte their grievances

* that we cannot expect the

to the C.N, A.

Committee

C. N. A

to appreciate the nicaties