LORD NUFFIELD FUND

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 198, 22 July 1937, Page 8

LORD NUFFIELD FUND

DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS. MAYOR ANNOUNCES LIST. The Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) today announced the following allocation of the gift of £1550 which Lord Nuffield made to Palmerston North, along with other cities, some time ago for allocation at the Mayor’s discretion among deserving institutions in the district : £ New Zealand Crippled Children’s Society (P.N. branch) ... ... 350 Deaf and blind people resident in Palmerston North and district and inmates of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, to be administered by a local committee, comprising the president of the Rotary Club, the president of the Lunch Club, together with the Mayor of Palmerston North, for the time being 176 Palmerston North branch of the R.S.A. lor members of the association together with Imperial ex-service men 125 All Saints’ Children’s Home ... 100 Biind Institute, Auckland (for P.N. cases) 100 Maternity cases, to be administered by the president of the Palmerston North branch of the Plunket Society, the president of the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary and the Mayoress of Palmei'ston North for the time being 100 Sum held in reserve 100 Willard Home 75 Plunket Society (P.N. branch) ... 50 St. AHnc'ent de Paul Society (P.N. branch) 50 Salvation Army 50 Sisters of the Convent of Mercy 50 Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union 50 Y.M.C.A ; . 50 St. John Ambulance Brigade (P.N. branch) 25 Nursing Division (St. John Ambulance) 25 Plunket Society (Foxton branch) 25 Palmerston N. Hospital Women's Auxiliary 25 Y.W.C.A 25 Total sum received 1,550 A letter from the Mayor will accompany the cheques to the various institutions setting out the following extract from Lord Nufiield’s letter: “While I am anxious that this distribution shall be made at your sole and absolute discretion, it is my wish that prior consideration may be given to such causes as crippled children, hospital and maternity work, and those suffering from such afflictions as blindnes, deafness and dumbness.” The Mayor desires the money to be expended in the directions expressed by the donor, and requests the various institutions to report in duo course as to how the money has been expended, so that Lord Nuffield may be acquainted of the directions in which his generous donation has been apjdied.