MACARTHY TRUST

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 282, 25 August 1944, Page 6

MACARTHY TRUST

Distribution Of £14,000

CHARITY AND EDUCATION A distribution of £14,000 was approved at the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Thomas George Maearthy Trust held in Wellington yesterday. The following were present:—His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser), his Grace Archbishop O’Shea, the mayor (Air. Appleton), and the Public Trustee (Mr. W. G. Baird). Previous distributions were £325,467, so that, with this year’s grants, £339,467 has been made available for charitable and educational purposes and institutions in the provincial district of Wellington in terms of the trust. Charitable or educational institutions in the provincial district of Wellington are eligible for grants, and in accordance with the usual practice, applications were invited by notices in the Press in January. One hundred and seventyeight applications were received, as compared with 177 last year. . The applications arc first considered by the advisory committee, of which the present personnel is: Mrs. Henry Hak, Mr. Perry, M.L.C., Sir James Grose, K. 8., Mr. L. O. IL Tripp, Mr. M. J. Kennedy, and Mr. W. G. Baird, 1 üblic Trustee (chairman). After the applications have been dealt with by the advisory committee its recommendations are considered by the Board of Governors. Details of Grants.

The following list gives details of the "Tfter Core Association, Welling ton. £RD Alexandra Home, Wellington. .HOO, AU Saints Children’s Home, Palmerston Mrth, 8100- A.M.I.C. .Seamens Institute. £3iX). Anglican Boys’ Homes Society. Wellington. £ 240. ""Blind Entertainment Club. Palmerston North £5; Bov Scouts’ Association, Hutt Valiev and Bays County Scout Council, £5; Bov Scouts’ Assu. (Mokotoa Troop), Mastertou £5: Boy Scouts' Assn. Wellington £5O; Boy Scouts’ and Girl Guides Assn., Feilding. £5; Brlgldine Convent, Carterton, £35; Brigidine Convent Foxton, £5O; Brigidine Convent. Pahlatua, £25: British Empire Cancer Campaign society (Inc.). Wellington £2O. Catholic Infant and Girls’ School Miramar £45: Catholic Sewing Guild. Masterton, £5: Children’s Health Camp Assn. (Inc.), Wellington. £7O; Citizens’ Day Nursery, Wellington. £150; Convent pl Our Lady of Mercy. Palmerston North, £110; Convent of Mercy Brougham Street, Wellington. £25: Convent School, Eastbourne. £25: Convent and Convent School, Feilding. £25: Convent School, Karori, £45: Convent School, Northland. £4al Convent School, Otaki, £3O. District Nursing League. Wanganui, Ambulance Transport Service. Wellington. £125: Free Kindergarten Assn., Lower Hutt. £5O: Free Kindergarten Assn., Wellington. £350. Girl Guides’ Assn., Wellington. Home of Compassion, Island Bay. £6o0; “Aubert” Home of Compassion, Mangamil. £25. Karori Children’s Centre. £5O. Levin Memorial Home, Wellington. £4O. Mnntfwatn Willard Children's Homo and Orphanage. Palmerston North. £2p: Mar--Ist Brothers' School. Miramar £3O: Marist Brothers’ School, Tasman Street, Wellington. £6O: Marist Brothers’ Primary School. Hawkestone Street. Wellington, £55; Marist Brothers’ Old Boys Association ami Catholie Club. £l5: Marist Sisters. Wellington, £5O; Mayor's Metropolitan Relief Committee. Wellington. £.iO; Mental Hospital Patients’ Recreation Fund. Porirua. £2O: Missions to Seamen, Wellington. £500; 'Mothers’ Helpers Society, Wangnnui. £10: Mothers’ Helpers Society. Wellington. £4O; Alount Carmel Primary School. Hataitai. £35. National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum. Wellington. £200; Navy League, Wellington Branch. £3O: New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. Wellington. £•'''■ New Zealand Red Cross Society Headquarters. Wellington. £3ao: Ngati-Poneke Maori Welfare Society. Wellington. £-0Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society Great War Trust Committee. Wellington Centre. £2OO. Parochial School. Lower Hutt. ~iooBlanket Societies. Carterton £6o._ Cpa B ',’ 11 Towns Branch (Paekaknriki) £up. I'eaHierston £l5. Feilding £45. Foxton £4O. Levin £45. Lower W«tt £B5 Manakau £5, Marton £l5, Masterton £-o, tua £25. Palmerston North £4n._JPetone £(>O. Taihane £25. Upper Hutt merino £2O. Waitotara £lO. Y £B5. Waverlcy £lo. Mtellington £-00. Returned Services Association,. Wellin--ton, £500: Royal Life-saving Society, Wei£2s Sacred Heart Primary School, Guildford Terrace, Wellington. £6O; Sacred School. Petone, £9O; St. Anne’s Infant Catholic School, Wanganui East, £lo; pt. Anne’s Primary School, Wellington South, £45- St. Anthony’s Convent School. BroftkIvn, £l5; St. Anthony’s School, Seatoun, finj- St. Barnabas' Babies’ Home Society (liic.’), Wellington, £5O; St. Bride’s Convent, Masterton. £5O; St. Bngid s School, Johnsonville, £100; St. Catherines Convent, Kilbirnic, £3O; St. Francis Convent of Mercy, Marton, £35; St. Jpl‘ a . Ambulance Association, Manawatu. St John Ambulance Association, Wellington. £110: St. John Ambulance Brigade (Overseas), Wellington, £110: St. John Voluntary Aid Detachment, £lO- St. John Free Auibulance, Wanganui. £a.>: bt. John’s Convent School, Ngaio, £2O; bt. Joseph’s Convent Native School, Jerusalem, £100; St. Joseph’s Convent and School, Obakune, £l5; St. Josephs Convent and School, Taihape, £4O; St. J 9?" eph’s Parochial School. Wellington, £oO; St. Joseph’6 Home of Com passion, Silverstream, £285; St. Joseph’s Orphanage, Upper Hutt. £550; St. Joseph’s Relief Depot and Creche, Wellington, £235; bt.. Joseph’s School. Hurworth, Wanganui, £25; St. Madeline Sophie Barat School, Island Bav, £5O; St. Mark’s Church. School, Wellington, £2O; St. Mary Of the Angels Convent, Abel Smith Street, £4O; St. Mary of Die Angels Convent School, Aro Street, £4O: St. Mary’s Guild, Wellington, £4(lo;'st. Patrick’s College, Wellington £125; St. Patrick’s Primary School, Kilbirnic, £35; St. Patrick's Parish School. Palmerston North, £2O; St. Stephen’s Parochial School, Marton. £10; St. Thomas’s Bovs' School, Nacnae, £330; St. Vincent de Paul Society, Masterton, £45; St. Vincent, de Paul Society, Palmerston North, £6O; St. Vincent, de Paul Society, Wanganui, £80; St. Vincent de Paul Society. Wellington. £350: St. Vincent's Home, No. 1, Owen Street, Newtown. £45; Salvation Army Autumn Lodge, Berliampore. £25; Salvation Armv Eventide Home, Island Bay. £45; Salvaii.in Army Men’s Industrial Home, Miramar, £165; Salvation Army Men’s Retreat, W’allaceville, £7O; Salvation Armv Men's Home, Buckle Street, £100; Salvation Army Girls’ Home. .Owen Street, M'cllington, £200; Salvation Amr Paulina Rescue Home, £115; Social Club for the Blind, Wellington, £25.

Trubv King Karitane Hospital, Wellington, £lOO. Walwlietu Catholic School, Lower Hutt, £25; War Relief Association of Wellington. £106; Wellington Blood Transfusion Service, Wellington, £l5; Wellington Boys’ Institute and $. A. Rhodes Home for Boys, £350; Wellington City Mission, Wellington, £500; Wellington Competitions Society, £45: Wellington Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary, £2O; Women’s Borstal Association, Wellington, £10; Women’s Division, New Zealand Farmers’ Union, Northern Wellington Provincial Council, Talbnpe, £10; Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery, Wellington, £220; Women’s National Welfare League, Masterton, £5. Young Men’s Christian Associations: Wellington, £150: Tiutt Valley. £120; Masterton, £75; Palmerston North, £l2O. Young Women’s Christian Associations: Wanganui, £110; Wellington, £150; Palmerston North, £175.

A sum of £2O was reserved pending further Inquiries.