YOUNG CRIPPLES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22489, 5 August 1936, Page 17

YOUNG CRIPPLES

MEETING OF SOCIETY BRANCHES' WORK REVIEWED THE NUFFIELD TRUST INCOME [BY TELEGRAPH —I'IIESS ASSOCIATION] ,\VEr,LINGTON, Tuesday The annual meeting of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society was held to-day, delegates being present from the districts of the 14 branches. .Mr. Justice Smith, president, was in the chair. The meeting was opened by Viscountess Gal way, who said that in Kngland the Crippled Children Society was an important organisation and did splendid work. A great impetus to the movement in New Zealand had been given by the magnificent gifts of Lord Nuffield and Mr. W. R. Wilson, of Auckland. Air. Justice Smith reviewed the work accomplished in the past year. Ho mentioned various ways in which, particularly, the work of the hospital boards and educational authorities could, be supplemented by the society. Referring to the survey largely carried out in the Dominion in regard to the number of cripples, Mr. Justice Smith said that 1069 cases had been recorded by the various branches. It was of paramount importance, he said, to deal witli incipient cases. The weight of modern authority was that 90 per cent or oven 95 per cent of cripples could be cured if treated in the incipient stage. He referred to the economic administration of the society, which had the great advantage of enabling the money subscribed to reach the cripple. The object of the society was to co-operate with and assist all existing agencies and to supplement their efforts with the object, firstly, of preventing incipient cases from developing, and, secondly, of ensuring that actual cripples would have .the enjoyment of their fujl working life and leisure without pain. Delegates gave an outline of the work done by the various branches. With regard to the Nuffield Trust income delegates were unanimous in the view that representations should be made to the trustees with the object of having refunded to branches the results of the Mayor's appeals in the respective districts. It was stated that in some cases the money was paid into the trust and in others was retained by branches. Unless the anomaly were remedied now it would rankle as a grievance and would crop up from year to year. A resolution to give effect to the view expressed was carried. Mr. C. J. B. Norwood, a member of the trust, said the representations made would receive careful consideration. He stressed the fact that the trust was intended for the benefit of crippled children throughout New Zealand.

WILSON HOME MAINTENANCE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Further annual contributions to the amount of £3l 13s 6d have been promised toward the fluid to provide an income for the Wilson Home for Crippled Children. The money, which is the result of efforts to enlist the aid of firms, organisations, and individuals willing to give a fixed amount annually toward the cost of establishinc the home, is being added to the M ayor of Auckland fund for the purpose. This now stands at £15,031 6s Bd. Annual contributions, from either the province or the city, may be sent to the Herald or to the Rev. W. P. Rankin, Town Hall, Auckland. The following are the additional promises of annual donations:—

£ s d Hamlet L. Cnm, Clevcdon . . 5 5 0 Two B's 5 0 0 Avondalc Jockey Club .. .. '2 2 0 Dearslys, Limited .. .. ..220 D.C. and M.C 22 0 Walter Dawson and Company, Ltd. '4 2 0 Maguio If. Hawes .. .. 22 0 M. Aldred, Wainku .. .. 2 0 0

Airs. If. Chadwiek, If. Rowland. Opotiki, Aloe Donald, Limited, Clem G. Orosvenor, Cleveland, Leiprhtons, Limited, Sanfords, Limited, U. OMlalloran and Son, Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited. £1 Is each; Robert A. Gumnier, 10s (id.

PROPOSED ALLOCATION DISTRIBUTION TO BRANCHES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Tuesday | Over £l.lOO has become available from the Nuffield Trust for the benefit of crippled children in New Zealand for expenditure by the New Zealand Crippled Children Society. The method of distribution of the money to branch societies was decided by the New Zea- | land society at its annual meeting toI day. The following table shows the allocation of the Nuffield Trust income, the amounts received by societies from the exhibition of Titania's Palace, and the amounts due to societies from the trust if the trustees agree to refund the Mayors' funds handed to the trust. The allocations are those that will be made if the trustees agree to refund the M ayors' funds, and in making them the committee gave regard to the benefit some districts received from the exhibition of Titania's Palace: —

WILSON HOME FUND HAMI LION'S CONT RIBUTION [FROM OU1! OWN correspondent] HAMILTON, Tuesday There was a considerable increase in the returns received by the Hamilton committee associated with the Mayor of Auckland's appeal for funds for the endowment of the Wilson Homo for Crippled Children, by the receipt of moneys collected by members of the committee. The total amount received by the committco so far is £789. It is expected that Hamilton's contribution will exceed £BOO.

Nuffield Trust Titania's Mayors' Incoino £ s Palace £ Funds £ Hawke's Bay lO.'i 10 — 127 Auckland •105 — 123 Gisborno — — Now Plymouth .. :»> — 7 Unworn 15 — 4 Wnnsanui f>S 10 — 6!) Palmerston North — 300 81 Mastodon 51. — 18 Wellington — 616 475 Nelson 75 —• 11 lilonlioim •15 — — Caiitorlniry — 750 0 South Canterbury -in 10 — — Oainaru . -18 10 — 20 Dunedin — 600 20 Southland — <100 280 N./i. Executive . 182 — — Home for Critics Fund .. 21G — —