SIR ARTHUR PEARSON FUND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19011, 6 November 1923, Page 8

SIR ARTHUR PEARSON FUND.

CANTERBURY ADVISORY COM MITTEE. (From Ocr Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 5.. A Canterbury Advisory Committee in connection with the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund for the Blind was set up a ■ * 'meeting in the City Council Chambers to-day. Mr Clutha Mackenzie said that he matin the visit at the request of the trustees of the Jubilee Home. The Sir Arlhut Pearson Fund was now becoming and certain money had accrued for which application had been received irom various parts of New Zealand. A committee, it had been suggested, should be instituted in each centre, such committee to consider the applications and report to the trustees. The Hon. G. Fowlds. chairman of the trustees, had suggested that six or eight parsons should comprise the committee, and they should have business and legal knowledge and he social workers visiting the blind. The Jubilee Home was a hospital and charitable aid board, with the authority as the Canterbury Board, and had the responsibility of accounting to the public for the funds. The work, would not be great as the income was not large. The first thing was the registration of the blind throughout New Zealand. As complete a register as possible was_ wanted. The complete register '"<vuM be in Auckland. but P. cony would be sent to the commit tee. which would then have the full particulars of n case before them. Mr H. Hoi land said that the local centre had not been active lately a* it was unde - stood that matters wor" going well Mr A. Pah-bairn sa=d that there were very few blind people in Canterbury. Jhe idea of an advisory committee was an excellent one. The wrong impression .that the fund was being centralised m Auckland would bo refuted. ~ In reply to Mrs W. S. Bean. Mr Mac-lc-n/ie stated Mint the fund w»s W*™** from the Jubilee A Wind person oonhl be sent to the home, and the education travelling and m 5 expenses would be a charge on the home, and not ~r. the hoard. , T a Thn Mayor of Chr-sfehureh bM-- J. A. was elee(e,i of the committee, and Mr TTnll-uJ T «« denutv-ebairmnn The fc'ttwuvr permanent, -v-mndl o n n-s eleeted with -wj to acid . AT r .- w st T>~~n ATessrs AV AA ood. A ‘ Kellnwea-. A. VVi-V-airn. and Maiov Barnes. Mr Wood was elected secretary.