DISTRICT NURSE

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 2796, 13 August 1932, Page 4

DISTRICT NURSE

THE FEILDING COMMITTEE HELP FOR RELIEF WORKERS At the D.N.G.’s meeting it was explained by Canon Petrie, in the chair, that the relief w.rkoris representative;; desired to plate before the committee a scheme for sick insurance, whereby they hoped to solicit help from the relief organisttton. XIIO scheme was that which had been outlined at a recent meeting of the Feilding lu smploymcnt Committee. I’lre chairman said he felt that the meeting could give some temporary ap.yista ; iieo by way of helping lho men, and suggested that if the men collected among them selves £5 per month, the committee give a subsidy of a like amount. The inerting recorded its appreciation ol' the etfortg of the men to helir themselves. and on the motion of Rev. Air Copeland, . eeondod by Canon Petrie, it was decided to make a grant of £5 per month meanwhile and review the pt-siticH later. Accounts amounting to (-39 18s Gd were pn-‘s<xl for payment. 'The district nurse reported having experit • oed a very busy month owing to a n abnormal amount of sickness. 1 GIFTS AND DONATIONS Gifts of cloth mg were acknowledged from Mvfedaiiies Boswell. I'ijced, Im.i ty,.11. .Ha .r»n, Li.idg-e, Dernier and First and Second Companies, Feilding Rangers (per Aliss Murdoch); soap from Aim Maloney; bedding, etc., from All's Bridge;

meat and bread front the Feilding Golf Club; east's iiom Air Dafragh and To Arakura Women’s Institute; hares from Air J. McKelvie; and clothing, etc., from the Kaugiwahia Women’s Intitule. Cash, donations Here acknowledged as follows: Anonymous. £1 -as; anonymous, ss; “Generous,” .Co:

comforts fund. £2; “Mrs P.” 10s; St. John’s Croquet Club, Ci Js; Airs Paul, ss; Feilding Borough Council. €22 10 s ; J. AY. Dramwell, £0: “Mrs H. 8..” €2; “Mrs W.,’ 10s-