KING GEORGE'S FUND FOR SAILORS.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14825, 16 July 1918, Page 7

KING GEORGE'S FUND FOR SAILORS.

A largely attended meeting of the! General Council of King George's Fund! for Sailors was held at Trinity House, London. In the absence of H.R.H. tho Duke of Connaught, Captain A. W. Clarke, the deputy chairman, presided. J.ix reviewing tho progress which hail attended the mnd since tho last meeting of the council, the deputy chairman stated that the fund now reached a total of £350,000, and that while the council might look with satisfaction at the success of the appeal which had been made, yet in view of tlie heavily; increasing calls -which will continue to bo made, and tho work which tho fund is inicn-dod to do, this sum will ulfvc to h<i very greatly au^mw* raf1> s Mr llnruington Itatcliffe, R.iV., Naval Ueyrcsentativo at tlie Ministry of Pontons, and Ar. 'Ihoinas bpoiicer, conauiuno -marine engineer, were deduct members of the council.

'L'lio clrait ot the Jioyal ch.-.rtrr cl incorporation-and the statutes of Kingj George's Fund for Sailors, which'haa! .UiLrti prepared by a special sub-corn-J inittee, together with the honorary counsel, Mr. W. JJ\ Hamilton, K.C., LL.D., and. Bir Pmcical a. Nairne, honorary solicitor, were submitted and passed at"the meeting, and it was moved by Sir Richard \v illiams-Bulkeiey,. and seconded by Lord Somerleyto-u," that the- General Council approved or the Royal charter of incorporation and the statutes as laid before the meeting, in which form they should be sxibmitted-j to the Home Office." This was carried'i unanimously.

The report of the work of the Distribution Committee was presented by the •chairman, Sir H. Acton Blake, and th* names of those who had consented to act in the capacity of honorary visitors to the fund also obtained the approval of tho General Council.

Mr. J. B. Wimble presented the report of the Finance Committee, and the General Council sanctioned the auditing and closing of the books-of the fund fo>the financial year uj> to and including December 31st, 1917. It was decided that, in future tho end of the financial year should fall on December 31st.

The report of the collecting committee was presuted by Sir- Richard Wil-liams-Bulkeley, who drew attention to the successful results of the appea* which H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught had been pleased to make, in India, the Dominions and the Crown colonies, and there could bo no doubt that a large measure of support would result from that appeal.

Sir Thomas Dcvitt, chairman, ot Lloyd's Register, referring to the deputy chairman's statement as to tht> urgent need for further augmenting King George'^ Fund to enable it to meet the heavily increased calls which had arisen through the continuation of the war, said he w7as pleased to announce that the committee of Lloyd's Register had that day voted the sum of £3000 for King George's Fund for Sailors.

Contributions should be sent to H.R.H. the Duke of Conn aught, or the honorary secretaries at Trinity House. London, E.C.3.