THE KING’S JUBILEE GIFT.
gi r —All the countries comprising the British Commonwealth of Nations are making gifts to the King m honour of his Majesty’s silver jubilee. 1 am aware that there are' many causes deserving assistance particularly at the present time, but so far as New Zealand. is concerned it is in accordance with his Majesty’s pleasure that all moneys collected for the King s jubilee gift in New Zealand are to be devoted not to a gift .personal to himself, but toward the object of assisting the various forms of cancer research in this country for the relief of the many sufferers from this scourge. The King is patron of the British Empire Cancel Campaign, and tho Duke of York founded the branch in New Zealand. The New Zealand Government has given £SOOO as a foundation for the people’s jubilee gift, but no Government can with dignity or propriety press the people to give money to meet the Sovereign’s desire, even when he diverts it from himself to a noble cause. The response in New Zealand, which rightly prides itself *on its attachment to the Throne, so far has not been sufficient to dispel the fear that New Zealand will compare unfavourably with Canada, any of the Australian States, or South Africa. The larger donations can be sent to the Cancer Society Head Office, 212 Lambton Quay, Wellington, but it has become evident that people of slender resources, the great majority, are reluctant to take their mite to the money ■order offices ready to receive donations throughout the (Dominion. For the credit of New Zealand, and to meet this difficulty, I trust that all large offices, factories, shops, workshops, societies and family circles will at once open a subscription list so that as many loyal and grateful subjects of King George as possible can give an individual shilling to honour the King and help themselves, thus making it more convenient that the total snin . subscribed on each list can be paid in to any post office and a receipt obtained. } 1 J. S, ELLIOTT, M.D . ’ Wellington, May 10.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 180, 14 May 1935, Page 6
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