FOR THE CHILDREN.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13830, 6 September 1910, Page 7

FOR THE CHILDREN.

U ELLINGTON'S HOSPITAL. .SCHEME. <>RES 3 ASSOCIATION TELEGHAIIO WELLINGTON, September 5. A meeting of tho committee appointed by the citizens in connection with the campaign of the Mayoress (Mrs Wilford) to raise money for. the erection ot a children's hospital was held to-night. His ExipJiencv the Governor presided. It will be remembered that enly last month Mrs WiJford set out to collect £3500, it being then considered that This sum, with the Government subsidy, vculd he sufficient for immediate rcqiiiromciits. ,<o ready wa« thu rctjionso ol the public, however,, that Hit; mm named was subi-cribod in a law days, an.! if was .lecided to f;o in for m larger M-iieme. Tho fund has now closed, ft was announced to-night that tho subscriptions totalled £;7300, while the exnonscs have been only .C 2 365. Tho GnvcrJiment subsidy will bring the amount available for the building to about £'IG,OOO. Lord Islington and other speakers expressed great gratification at the eplmidid success of tl>« rcheme. It was it-solved to recommend that tho new hospital be named after the Into King Ilihvard.