CARE OF THE CHILDREN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15930, 29 May 1915, Page 4

CARE OF THE CHILDREN.

MANUREWA HOME. . '— REVIEW OF YEAR'S WORK. " NoTWTrnsTAxmKo; that for, nine' months out of the -. twelve, which this report covers," reads the / twenty-second annual report of the Manurewa Children's Home, "our Empire has been engaged in"; the greatest war ever recorded, in the history of the world, in which some thousands of New Zealand's sons are,engaged'...with, our brothers from all quarters of the King's realms, we have ? bsen : enabled, \by lwe goodness of God and the liberality of His people, to ; carry on % this;?. work ':, with undiminished vigour. ; Our friends have fully recognised :,' that .the > work of caring for orphans and destitute children must * not (suffer on account of ihd many other calls ; which j have been; made upon them, and the position has gradually righted itself, our cash balances and liabilities being just about equal, T On tho topic -of war, the report mentioned that the following memi'bers of the Expeditionary Forces to Egypt and Samoa had been inmates of the institution:—J. . McCiiuley.l Harold Jackson, Blake Gentil, Clurles v - Campbell, i and Ernest "-.' ' "i (?: ./.? f: ■ ! The number of children in the home at • the beginning of the year was 39, and the ! number at the end of April, 46. i. Fifteen 'children had been admitted during the -! year and eight ,lemoyed. There had bee» 110 serious cases of sickness daring th*' : year. V The occupying of the new buildings ' at llanurewa had been the most important event of the year. All children .of school age attended the Mariurewa public school. On this matter the secretary of the Remuera (School Committee had expressed bis warm appreciation of the manner in, which the interests ' of the children had been attended to by. the homo authorities. Tho children had always been regular and punctual in their attendance, and; clean, tidy, and healthy. The j board expressed its appreciation .of tho : good < work 'accomplished by the matron 1 and her staff.. The ladies' committee had -. also worked assiduously for the welfare of the home. " "We feel we need hardly ask pu: friends,'' the report concluded, "to continue their liberal support towards this work. * Our need is osttstant. An endowment fund would' heir us greatly in the , carrying on of -the hoi&e."