CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Southland Times, Issue 25312, 15 June 1935, Page 8

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

LORD NUFFIELD’S GIFT.

POOR RESPONSE TO APPEAL.

(Per United Press Association.)

.Wellington, June 14. The formation of a Wellington branch of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society was endorsed at a public meeting in the Town Hall to-night. The Mayor, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, presided. “There geeir/ to be a little mystery in the minds of some people as to what Lord Nuffield’s intentions were and just how the £60,000 which I had the honour to receive from him is going to be spent,” said Mr C. J. B. Norwood, a member of the Nuffield Trust. The first gift made by Lord Nuffield was for £50,000 and beyond a general understanding it was to be used for crippled children’s work throughout the Dominion there was no stipulation by him as to how he wished it spent. Later, before he left he provided a second gift of £lO,OOO which was to be the nucleus of an endowment fund which he hoped would be supplemented by New Zealand people. I am sorry, to say that on the whole the response from the wealthier people of the Dominion was very disappointing,” continued Mr Norwood. “Certain sums, however have been subscribed, but the totals have not come to hand and therefore I cannot tell you the exact result.” Mr Norwood said the trust had decided that the whole of the money available to the central fund should be treated as a national endowment fund, the returns from the investment of which would be available to help all crippled children’s societies now being formed through the agency of Rotary clubs throughout New Zealand.