CAMPAIGN FOR RADIUM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18533, 18 October 1923, Page 8

CAMPAIGN FOR RADIUM.

sum; of■; £io,oco needed; : INSTITUTE IN. /WELLINGTON 'TOR THE MIDDLE DISTEIci»» TBT T2O.EGKAPH—OWN COnUKSpo.VDE!,, V A statement outlining the progress of (V campaign to raise the money necess a to provide a radium institute was mad by the Mayor, Mr. R, A. Wright, to-day* " The ' radium institute, someone has said," remarked Mr. Wright, "will w. for Wellington. As a matter of fact "it will be at Wellington, and it will be fa* all that middle belt of New Zealand ''■'') bounded in the north by a line from New Plymouth to 'Napier, via Tauniarunui and bounded in the south by the southern •'' boundaries of the Marlborough ant NeW provinces. '.. For Che middle district* would correctly describe the plan." The general committee recently an- ' pointed a small committee to formulate"* ' plan of campaign. The latter committee I has drafted recommendations that will ba submitted to the general committee' at meeting next Friday. These recommendations ' provide for raising . immediately ■ £10,000, which ' with the Government sub, sidy will provide the money required, ft has been decided to wait on some of tha leading wealthy citizens, with a' view to launching • the campaign with a substan- ' tial contribution. Some contributions have been received . already. It is ex , '■$£ pected -to .have the scheme in full swim?" ■ in about a week's time, and no difficulty' is anticipated in raising the necessary amount in the course of the next few' months. . - . '