Recreation grants from lotteries

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32705, 7 September 1971, Page 19

Recreation grants from lotteries

One hundred and ten grants totalling $397,485 from lottery profits have been announced by the chairman of the Recreation and Youth Activities Distribution Committee (Sir William Stevenson).

The committee considered 140 applications for grants for the provision of recreational facilities and the encouragement of beneficial activities by young persons. Three grants totalling $82,000 have been approved for immediate payment, and 107 others totalling $315,485 will be paid when work on projects has been completed and certain conditions met. The committee also reconsidered its decisions on seven earlier applications and has decided to cancel five grants amounting to $5650 and to vary the conditions on grants to two other applicants.

Parts of the committee’s policy for making grants have been revised. Now the minimum grant payable on the current subsidy rate is $lOO. For an application to be considered by this committee, the project must cost not less than $5OO, with a minimum of $4OO in unencumbered funds being raised by the applicant organisation before making formal application. The existing requirement for all applicant organisations to raise 80 per cent of the cost of their projects before making application to the committee still applies. The committee has expanded its policy further to make provision for consideration to be given to an application from the headquarters of a national sporting organisation for a grant towards the cost of running an international tournament in New Zealand, when all the expenses fall on the New Zealand national organisation. Grants approved for immediate payment include: National Mountain Safety Council (to assist compaign, from special allocation), $22,000; National Water Safety Council (to assist campaign, from special allocation), $55,000.

Grants approved for payment subject to certain conditions being met include: Canterbury Provincial Girl Guides Association (erecting provincial training centre at Cracroft), $10,000; New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association (acting as host to tenth International Federation of Associations conference and tournament) $10,000; Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association (laying 10 porous courts), $6000; Bumside Rugby Football Club (erecting clubrooms), $5000; Celtic Rugby Football Club, Timaru (purchasing land and erecting

clubrooms and squash courts), $5000; Waimate Indoor Sports (extending Waimate stadium), $4700; Wakefield Public Hall Association (erecting hall), $4500; Nelson Indoor Basketball Association (erecting stadium), $4000; New Zealand Softball Assbciation (making a tour to international women’s tournament), $3OOO. Kaiapoi Amateur Swimming Club (constructing a pool), $1500; Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (conducting “One Ton Cup” competition), $1500; Youth Hostels Association of New Zealand (erecting warden’s flat at Wanaka hostel), $1300; Weston Scout Group, Oamaru (purchasing land and erecting den), $1200: Low-cliffe-Coldstream Hall Society, Ashburton (extending hall), $1000; New Zealand Go-kart Federation (making a tour to Hong Kong), $1000; New Zealand Men’s Basketball Association (making a tour to Australia), $1000; New Zealand Water Ski Association (making a tour to Spain); $1000; Reefton Domain Board (providing children’s playing area and croquet area), $1000; Youth Hostels Association of New Zealand (purchasing building in Dunedin), $1000; Mapua Public Hall Society, Upper Moutere (extending and altering hall), $9OO. North Linwood Lawn Tennis Club (renewing four courts), $800: Christchurch College Students’ Association (erecting squash courts), $500; St Joseph’s Guide and Scout Group, Christchurch (erecting a den), $500: Picton Sea Scouts Group Committee (completing a scout den), $480: Tinwald Scouts, Cubs, Guides, and Brownies Parente’ Committee (erecting ' den), $400; Bishopdale Tennis Club (constructing three porous courts), $350; Golden Bay Tennis Association, Takaka (erecting a pavilion), $350; Leeson Scout Group (purchasing and altering scout den), $300; New Zealand Amateur Weightlifters’ Association (making a tour to Australia), $300; Highfield Scout Group, Timaru (erecting a scout den), $250; New Zealand Universities Lawn Tennis Council (making a tour of Australia), $200; New Zealand Universities Squash Rackets Council (making a tour to Australia), $200; Pleasant Point Yacht Club (acquiring a rescue launch), $2OO.