BLIND EX-SOLDIERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 8

BLIND EX-SOLDIERS

ASSET TO COMMUNITY ST. DUNSTAN'S FINE WORK (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. Mr Cluthn, MacKenzie, director of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, Auckland, who returned by the Maunganm to-day, during a tour of Great Britain attended the St. Dunstan conference. It was noted at the conference that since the War a very large number of blind had been enabled to resume thenold occupations, while many were finding full-time employment in new trade.-? tbey had been taught. As a result of this tracing, and of the work of existing after-care organisations in the Dominions, together With Government war pensions, it could be said that blinded soldiers of the Empire remained active and useful members of the community, busy about their jobs and bobbies, and with pleasant jobs. The conference passed a resolution expressing the appreciation of blinded soldiers for What had been done, and what was being done for them by St. Dunstan's, by the Dominion governments and after-care organisations, particular mention being made in connection with Now Zealand of the tine work of the commercial \ travellers blinded soldiers' (fund. The conference urged the necessity for continued public support of organisations caring for Winded soldiers.