NEW RECORDS CREATED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27510, 3 October 1950, Page 6

NEW RECORDS CREATED

First Day Of Health Stamp Campaign

Year by year, records for the sale of health stamps la Otago continue to topple. Yesterday, on the opening of the 1950 campaign, sales exceeded last year’s record total by almost £IOOO. The value of the stamps sold in the Dunedin postal district was £9617, compared with the objective of £6940 set for the whole of the campaign (about four months if supplies last). It was an easy first day sales record for the Dunedin postal district.

"The response by the public' and business people has been simply wonderful,” said the chairman of the Otago Central Council of the Health Camps’ Association, Mr A. P. Greenfield, last night. “ The results have' exceeded expectations, and it is very pleasing that the public is recognising a responsibility to bring 350 children back to health each year.’’ The Dunedin postal district total was made up as under (last year’s figures are shown in parentheses):— Dunedin Chief Post Office, £4990 (£4420); Dunedin suburban offices (metropolitan area), £2163 (£2216); city total, £7153 (£6636); country suburban offices, £2464 (£1995); grand total, £9617 (£8631). Fine Country Totals •

Mr J. W. Dove, a member of the King George the Fifth Memorial Fund Board said that on behalf of the Minister of Health, Mr Watts, and the associate Minister, Mrs Ross, he wished the campaign success. Last year, he said, 2200 children had benefited from treatment received at the camps. The chief postmaster at Dunedin, Mr H. A. Colvin, also expressed his

An outstanding country accomplishment was at Cromwell, where sales amounted to £425, compared with a quota of £IOO. Other notable returns from country suburban offices were (quotas for the whole of the campaign are shown in brackets): —Alexandra, £319 (£100); Balclutha, £336 (£200); Kaitangata, £92 (£80); Kelso, £l3 (£10); Middlemarch, £54 (£30); Milton, £lB7 (£140); Mosgiel, £209 (£100); Omakau, £29 (£20); Oturehua, £23 (£20); Port Chalmers, £136 (£100); Ranfurly, £B7 (£60); Roxburgh. £194 (£100); Taieri Air Force, £l6 (£10); Tapanui, £56 (£50); Wanaka, £32 (£3O).

Post offices yesterday had to deal with a huge volume of postings of first-day covers. Over 23,000 of the 25,000 special covers depicting the Roxburgh health camp which were printed by the Dunedin committee .were sold, while about 37,000 New -Zealand official covers distributed free *to the public were snapped up.

Opened By Mayor

The Health Stamp campaign was iofficially opened by the Mayor, Sir Donald Cameron, in a ceremony held on the front steps of the Chief Post ’Office yesterday morning, Mr A. P. Greenfield, chairman of the local executive, presiding. Mr Greenfield pointed out that with ,the additional accommodation at the Roxburgh camp 350 children could be brought back to health every year. He the business community, the fpublic, the secretary, Mr H. Palmer, *and others for their work. \

. Sir Donald Cameron paid a tribute <to the excellent work done by the 'committee and he also mentioned the .work that was being done at the Roxburgh camp. Mr F. Jones, M.P., said that although Otago had lost the Ranfurly Shield he was sure it would again play a worthy part in the Health Stamp campaign. “On a population basis,” he said, “Otago always heads the other provinces.” Much of the success of the previous campaigns was due to the work of the employees of the Post and Telegraph services and to many others.

thanks to various persons and organisations for their assistance, making special reference to the work of Mr Palmer.

Mrs Keith Cameron, president of the National Council of Women, who had been listed as one of the speakers, was unable to be present owing to an engagement in Wellington, and Mr J. J. Marlow, who was introduced by the chairman as “ our dear old friend,” spoke a few words on her behalf. Mr Marlow said the movement owed a lot to the services given by various women's organisations.