LEPERS' TRUST BOARD
ANNUAL MEETING The annual report and balance-sheet of the Lepors' Trust Board were presen Led by the board's auditor at the annual meeting. The financial statement showed a record year of allocator.s. as follows: Central Leprosy Hospital. M.-ikogai. Fiji. £4500; Melanesian (Anglican) Mission, British South Solomons. £4000: Marist • Catholic) Mission. British South Solomons. £3000; Methodist Mission, British South Solomons. £3000; Seventh Day Adventist Mission. British South Solomons. £1500; Leper Hosuiials. New Caledonia. £1500; New Leper Hospital. British South Solomons. £1500: Leper Hospitals. Wallis and Futuna Islands. £1500: Leper Hospital. Tahiti. £1500; Contingency Fin'd for future works. £3000; total. £25.000. Smaller allocations amounted to £289 10; 4d together with mo\'e than 150 large crates of gifts for th? relief of leuers o' - all races and denominations in islands in the South Pacific. The board expressed its appreciation of Mr P. J. Twomey’s untiring efforts, and of the 30.000 donors in New Zealand who have made the work possible. Officers for next year include:— chairman. Mr A. S. Geddes: secretary, Mr P. J. Twomey; assistant secretary, Mr A. H. T. Rose; treasurer, Mr P. M. Mac Shane.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26124, 29 May 1950, Page 2
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