T. G. MACARTHY TRUST

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21236, 7 August 1934, Page 12

T. G. MACARTHY TRUST

_ « £11,130 ALLOCATED FOR CHARITY TOTAL OF .£200,807 SINCE 1913 fPKISSB ASSOCIATION If.bEOKAM.) WELLINGTON, August (j. The annual meeting of the T. G. Macarthy Trust, held to-day, allocated £11,130, bringing the total since 1913, when the first allocation was made, to £200,807. Applications numbered 157, compared with 156 last year, and covered a wide range of objects concerned with charity. jp'or euueation last year's allocation was £10,145. The Public Trustee advised that difficulties were still being experienced in the administration of the trust, owing to the existing economic conditions, and the compulsory reduction in rent, interest, and increased taxation; but notwithstanding these matters it was pleasing to report that a sum of £9OOO would be available for distribution. During Mrs Macarthy Reid's lifetime only one-half of the residuary income was distributed to charities. In view of her death the whole income as from July 1, 1934, will now be available for this purpose, and consequently there will be a larger sum at the disposal of the Board of Governor?; for distribution next year. In view, however, of the acute distress still existing, the Board of Governors resolved to increase the amount distributed this year to £11,130. The principal grants are:— ~ £ Mayor's Relief of Distress Fund, Wellington .. 1000 Wellington City Mission . . U25 St. Joseph's Orphanage, Upper Hull . . 550 Home of Compassion. Island Bay .. . . 500 St. Thomas's Bovs' School, Nai Nai ". . . . 390 ; St. Mary's Guild. Wellington 320 St. Vincent de Paul Socittv. Wellington .. '. . 315 Salvation Army Men's Shelter and Samaritan Home. Wellington .. .. 300 Wellington Boys' Institute and S. A. Rhodes Home for Boys .. . . 300 Buckle Street Creche. Wellington . . . . 300 Plunket Society, Wellington 300 Anglican Boys' Homes Society, Wellington .. 275 Free Kindergarten Association, Wellington .. 250