MEMORIAL FUND FOR HEALTH CAMPS

Southland Times, Issue 23182, 24 April 1937, Page 8

MEMORIAL FUND FOR HEALTH CAMPS

SUBSCRIPTION LISTS At the request of the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) The Southland Times has opened a subscription list for the King 1 George V National Memorial Fund. The object of the fund is to establish two permanent health camps for children in each island. A minimum of £lOO,OOO is required; and of this amount the Government has given £25,000 and has offered to subsidize, £ for £, all contributions received after the fund has reached £50,000.. The following subscriptions have been received:—

THE MAYOR’S FUND

At the request of the Prime Minister, the Mayor (Mr John Miller) has opened a subscription list for the King George V Memorial Fund at the Town Hall. The following subscriptions have been received: — £ s d John Miller 110 Mrs John Miller 110 Lord Nuffield Fund (Mayor’s allocation) 10 0 0 Miss and Mrs Eastwood 22 0 Invercargill Chamber of Commerce 10 10 0 Southland County Council 100 0 0 Thomson and Beattie, Ltd. 10 0 0 Miss M. T. Crofts 110 G. S. and. F. S ' 110 H. and J. Smith, Ltd. 15 15 0 Invercargill Branch Farmers’ Union 22 0 Ohai Railway Board 200 0 0 DONATION OF £750 (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 23. New Zealand Breweries, Ltd., has given £750 to the King George V Memorial Fund. The amount is to be paid through the Mayors’ Funds in the various districts as follows: Auckland £2OO, Gisborne £5O, Wellington £l5O, Christchurch £l5O, Timaru £5O, Dunedin £l5O.

£ s d Sir Robert Anderson 250 0 0 Lady Anderson 100 0 0 Six Southland sisters 3 3 0 Dr A. Owen-Johnston 3 3 0 Dr R. Burns Watson 5 5 0 Football Invasion Committee 5 5 0 X.Y. 10 0 0 Wellwisher 50 0 0 Interim 3 0 0 Parent 10 0 E. L. Stewart 1 1 0 G. M. Wilkins 5 0 A. E. Smith and I. V. Wilson Ltd. 3 3 0