CHARITABLE GRANTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 78, 24 June 1943, Page 3

CHARITABLE GRANTS

PROFITS FROM ART UNIONS Wellington, June 23. The sum of £ 9180 will be paid by the Government during the next few days as mid-winter grants to a number of charitable and philanthropic institutions from the surplus profits of five £SOOO alluvial gold art unions. The grants, totalling 74, range from £750 to £SO. The New Zealand Crippled Children Society and the Commandary in New Zealand of the Order of St. John each received £750. The Minister of Internal Affairs. Mr Parry, said the grants to institutions were made apart from the £SOOO paid into mayoral distress funds of the Dominion from the profits of each of the national art unions held. Collections for patriotic and other funds of community interest had lessened returns from art unions, and he regretted that grants made to institutions had to be readjusted to meet the reduction. Grants of £250 and over are as follows: Crippled Children Society £750. St. Vincent de Paul Society Superior Council £250. St. Joseph’s Home £3OO, Smith Family, Wellington, £250, Homes of Compassion, Island Bay and stream £3OO, Children’s Rest Home, Dunedin. £250, Leper Nursing Sister Rest Home, Wellington, £250, Commandery in New Zealand of the Order of St. John, for branches and subsidiary organisations for relief purposes, £750, New Zealand Returned Services' Association for the relief of ex-Imper-ial servicemen and their dependents £250 —P.A.