ORPHAN HOME FINANCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22449, 19 June 1936, Page 12

ORPHAN HOME FINANCE

DECLINING SUBSCRIPTIONS URGENT NEED OF FUNDS Financial stringency due to the gradual sinking of > subscriptions moved the Orphan Home Trust Board, at the 76th annual mgeting of the home at Papatoetoe on Tuesday, to deplore the discouraging apathy with which its call for help has recently been received by members of tho diocesan churches. It was intimated that it would be imprudent to continue spending beyond the income, so that unless the position altered the board might be reluctantly compelled to limit the number of children received into the home. According to the report, the average annual subscriptions from 1921 to 1925 were £648. During the last five years they dropped by moro than half to £3lO, and this year .they were down to £221, which would pay for tho maintenance of only seven of the 80 children in the home. The deficit, had increased by £550 to a totnl of £1042. The adverse balance was in port duo ■to extensive building repairs and maintenance. Expenditure on clothing represented another increase, it was reported. This item cost the board £327 for the year. The children wero no bettor clothed, and money had not been wasted in this direction, but donations of suitable clothing wero not now as numerous as previously. This did not indicate that people were loss sympathetic, as much as the fact that many more organisations were appealing to tbo public for similar support. The following board of management was elected: —Patron and visitor, Archbishop Averillj chairman, Dr. K. Roberton; vice-chairman, Mr. J. J. Laws; ox officio committee, Canon C. A. B. Watson. Mr. E. C. Thomas (St. Paul's), Canon W. Fancourt, Mr. G. Dows (St. Mary's), Rev. G. V. Gerard, Mr. W. Birss (St. Matthew's). Rev. P. C. Davis, Mr. A E. Wetherilt (All Saints'). Rev. J. E. Draper, Mr. C. Hay (Holy Sepulchre); eleotivo committee, Dr. E. Boborton, Messrs. J. J. Laws, E. D. Wilkinson, W. Cutforth, C. J. Tunks and E. W. Yates; secretary, Archdeacon Simkin; honorary treasurer, Mr. C. Hayj matron, Miss A. Hooker; honorary medical officer, Dr. J. J. Valentine; chaplain, Rev. H. H. Bedford; auditors, Messrs. Gilfillan and Gentles.