HELP FOR THE BLIND.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19853, 14 February 1930, Page 7

HELP FOR THE BLIND.

SIR ARTHUR PEARSON MEMORIAL FUND. A meeting of the committee of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund was held in the City Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. Present: Mr H. Holland, M.P. (in the chair), Mrs W. S. Bean, Miss Campbell, Messrs A. Williams, A. J. McEldowney, J. W. Beanland.and W. Woods (secretary). Mr McEldowney reported that two members of the Rotary Club —Messrs C. E. Jones and H. Lightband—had consented to act on the committee. This was considered ?ery satisfactory. The chairman reported on several matters of detail which he had been asked at the previous meeting to look into. The case of a blind man and his wife and family, who had come to Christchurch from Dunedin { was discussed, and the man in question waited up°® the committee an<3 explained the kind of business in which be would like tne committee to assist him to engage. He favoured a merry-go-round as the occupation from which he would most likely get an assured living. Failing a merry-go-round, he would like to have a skating rink. After discussing the matter m some detail the chairman told the applicant that the committee would consider the matter svmpathetically. It was finally decided that a sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Holland McEldowney should deal with tne application. . Mr Holland reported that he had called upon the Commissioner of Crown Lands in regard to the suggested exchange of the home property in Christchurch of a blind soldier for a property in Auckland. The Commissioner was not in favour of the proposed exchange, but promised to d anything he could to effect a sale o the Christchurch property in question.