McKenzie Trust Grants

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31195, 20 October 1966, Page 11

McKenzie Trust Grants

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, October 19. Grants to the Christchurch Aged People’s Welfare Council, for distribution to affiliated organisations, of £lBOO, and to the Christchurch Children’s Homes Combined Appeal Trust Board of £llOO, were included in a total of £66,550 in grants made at a meeting of the J. R. McKenzie Trust Board. This brings the total amount distributed since the inception of the trust to £621,325. The chairman (Sir John Hott) said there would be few coun. tries in the world on a population basis, having so many excellent organisations serving the less fortunate as had New Zealand. The grants Included: Specific Objects J. R. McKenzie Youth Education Committee (New Zealand Trustees), to assist young people of either sex, £6OOO. Heritage Inc. (to meet special education or medical expenses), £3500; Birthright (New Zealand) Inc. (assist, finance work of member societies). £4000: Health of Women and Children (bursaries for Karitane nurse trainees), £1750; Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand, £250. Research University of Otago (support of J. R. McKenzie Research Fellow), £2000; New Zealand Council for Educational Research (J. R. McKenzie Fellowship), £1500: New Zealand Maori Council, £500; The Weilongton Medical Research Foundation Inc. (towards salary Biochemistry Research Fellow), £2OOO. national Organisations

Art Galleries and Museums Association of New Zealand Inc. (training course for curators), £150; Boy Scouts Association of New Zealand (leadership training), £800; Boys’ Brigade (New Zealand) Council Inc. (leadership training), £500; British and Foreign Bible Society New Zea. 15id.„-Jnc. educational proNew Zealand Society (leadership training), £200: New Zealand Free Kindergarten Union Inc. libraries, £100: Educational facilities backblocks children, £100: Federation of New Zealand Parents’ Centres Inc., educational programme. £150: Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc., development work among children. £2OO. Girl Guides Association of New Zealand Inc., leadership training, £600; Girls’ Life Brigade Inc., New Zealand, leadership training, £500; Intellectually Handicapped Children’s Society Inc., equipment, £350: New Zealand Council for Christian Education, educational programme. £100; Navy League of New Zealand, purchase of special equipment, £600; National Society on Alcoholism. New Zea. land Inc., information clinics, £250: National Council of Churches, £250. Federation of New Zealand Societies for Protecting of Home and Family (welfare work), £400: New Zealand Play Centre Federation Inc., publicity brochure, £100: New Zealand Civilian Amputees’ Association, for distribution to affiliated associations, £200: New Zealand Student Christian Movement Society Inc., £300: New Zealand Workers' Educational Association Inc., toward cost publication ‘'so Years of W.E.A.,” £100; New Zealand Family Planning Association Inc. (Dominion Executive), £100: New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union Inc., educational work among young people, £100: New Zealand Federation of Maori Students, Maori students' bulletin and counselling. £100; The Priory tn New Zealand, Order of St. John, £500; New Zealand Prisoners' Aid and Rehabilitation Society Inc. for distribution to member societies, £400: Corstorphine Home for Intellectually Handicapped Women, Oamaru, £3OO. Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, leadership training, £200; the New Zealand Bed

Cross Society Inc., for general relief and welfare activities, £500; Royal New Zealand Insti. tute of Horticulture Inc., £100; Salvation Army, “The Bridge” Clinic for Alcoholics, Wellington; Salvation Army Florence Booth Girls’ Home, Wellington, Salvation Army, South Canterbury Boys’ Home, Temuka, £1500; Salvation Army, Hodderville Boys’ Home, Putaruru: Salvation Army, Whatman Children’s Home, Masterton; Salvation Army, “The Nest” Children’s Home, Hamilton, St. Vincent de Paul Society of New Zealand, relief to all sections of the community, £1450.

Seafarers’ Welfare Board for New Zealand Inc., co-ordinating authority for Missions to Seamen, British Sailors’ Society, and Apostleship of The Sea for distribution only, £1000; Toe H New Zealand, allocated to branches, £300: United Nations Association of New Zealand, educational programme, £200; The Young Women’s Christian Association of New Zealand Inc., leadership training, £800; National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association of New Zealand, leadership training, £800; Youth Hostels’ Association of New Zealand Inc., distribution to branches, £6OO.