ANOTHER £7599

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 10

ANOTHER £7599

NOFFIELD TRUST

GENEROUS FOUNDER

CHEQUE HANDED

OVER

A cheque for £7500 was thandefl ;by Viscount Nuffield to Sir Oiaiil.es j Norwood at a dinner -given in Viscount Niuffield's .'honour at the St. George Hotel last .night, as a further contribution towards the Nuffield Trust to assist the crippled children of New Zealand. Sir 'Charles sided over the dinner, which was attended by Ministers of the Crown and a large number of prominent business men. At the official table, with the guest of honour and Sir Charles,. were the Minister of Finance (the Hon.'W. Nash), the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple), the Minister of Labour (the Hon. P. C. Webb), the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. L. Martin), the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers), the Bishop, of Wellington (the Rt. Rev. H. St. Barbe Holland), Sir James Grose, Sir Thomas Wilford, the Hon. W. Perry, M.L.C., Major-General J. E. Duigan, Mr. W. J. Broadfoot, M.P., Mr. L. Lefeaux, Mr. F. W. Dawson, and Mr. C. M. Turrell. Sir Charles, in proposing Viscount Nuffield's .health, said that 'the latter^ name was a household word from end to end of this country. "We may claim for him that he is one of the Empire^ great men;" said Sir Charles. '!He is one of those quiet workers on whom Empire statesmen may lean^ with every confidence." The .speaker mentioned how the British Government had requisitioned discount Nuffield!s aid in the matter of air defence, and said that it would appear that he -would control one of the largest, if not the largest, ..aeroplane works in the world. They had seen their guest in many roles, but his. greatest contribution to the nation iiad been derived .from .his industrial genius. < iGIiTS "iKECMiIiED.. Viscount .Nuffield's .gifts lo ihe'lp suffering humanity, to Ihelp the crippled children, were recalled ,by Sir "Charles. "He has handed to me a cheque -lor £750Q," he said. "He had not intended making any contribution this year—'that has already :been anade through the gift of the 'iron lungs'— -but he felt that, after having .done something to .assist those who were :afEected by the bush fires in Australia, something must be done for New Zealand. He is so pleased .at what has been done by the Children Society, with its 16 branches,' that he has decided that this cheque should be handed to the trustees of the Nuffield Trust for crippled children. (Applause.) I know you will agree with me when I say <God bless Lord Nuffield,'" added Sir Charles.

The Minister of Public Works paid his tribute to the guest. "I regard Lord Nuffield as one of .the greatest of living he said. "He has a iieart of gold, :and he realises that we are only the trustees of a great heritage, and that x>ur duty in life is to do something to assist others, -and to leave this world a better ; place than we found it. Would to 'there were some .more 'Lord IN.uffields in this world!" (Applause.)

In his speech later in the evening, the Minister of recalled the fact that, .according to the evidence he had, a sum of .something like £10;OQO,000 had already been given away toy Lord ISTuffield to help the I crippled and the ailing. Cheers and, musical honours : grßeted Viscount INufneld when Jxe xose to reply. "I can only assure .you ! how i much pleasure it gives me to come to this great little country of ;yo.urs once again and to do in a small way what I can to help. Sir Charles Norwood and Mr. Semple have said many kind things about me, but I would like to say that I feel that I :have only done that which I should have done. I suppose that during a business career one should try to do one's best for the workmen, but many other people 'have done that. It was not so long ago that I received the surprise of my "life when the -workmen of the Wolseley Company, which I own, arrived with a 25 h.p. -car, subscribed for by them in shillings to ±>uy the fcoss a -motorcar. .Gentlemen, that means anoue to ::ms than many things in this worldjtoaay—that :rny workmen like rrne, ;and I can say in .return that I am "very fond of them." (Applause.)