GRANTS ARE MADE TO PUBLIC SOCIETIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17890, 5 July 1926, Page 5

GRANTS ARE MADE TO PUBLIC SOCIETIES.

HARBOUR BOARD MAKES DECISION

Seven applications for grants were received by the Lyttelton Harbour Board to-day. The board considered them in committee, Dr Thacker protesting against that course, and asking if the board did not wish the public to know what it was doing. The following grants were agreed

ciation £lO 10 0 The work of the Royal Life-Saving Society was praised by Messrs W. K. M’Alpine nad Mr H. Holland, and Mr W. T. Lester spoke in favour of the Sailor’s Society, saying that it was part of the life of the port. Dr Thacker said that the Sailors’ Society was doing good work in a very able way, especially ih regard to convalescent sailors discharged from the hospital. Members of the society should not be discouraged. During the six months ended June 30 last, the board gave the following

to - Unemployqd. . .^g... .£75 .0 .0 British and Foreign Sailor's Society £30 0 0 Royal Life-Saving Society £25 0 0 Lyttelton Branch Plunket Society £15 0 0 Creche and Kindergarten Association £3 3 0 Lyttelton Y.W.C.A." .... £3 3 0 Worker?’ Educational Asso-

grants:— £ s. d. Picnic train to Ashburton 82 7 10 Lyttelton Fire Brigade, donation to Dunedin Competition 5 _ 0 Board s engineers expenses to Engineers’ Conference 21 1 4 St John's Ambulance Association 10 0 0 Lyttelton Marine Band services at board’s employees picnic .... 10 0 0 Incidental expenses, funerals, wreaths, and so forth 10 7 2