FUNDS CURTAILED

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 290, 8 December 1939, Page 5

FUNDS CURTAILED

HEALTH STAMP SALES j CHILDREN LIKELY TO SUFFER ' AUCKLAND. Dec. 6. Health stamp) sales have decreased so much since the war'price for postage was introduced that it is feared that children's health camps in Auckland will only be conducted for six weeks this summer, instead of for five or six months as formerly. Children from country districts will not be accepted, although the Port Waikato camp will be conducted as in the past. I “We are hoping there will be suffi-1 cient donations to make it possible to i cater for country children before the; summer is far advanced,” said Mrs. B.; J. McKendrick, secretary of the Auck- ; land Central Council of the National’ Children’s Health Camp and Comma- i inity Sunshine Association. : "If people only knew the benefits i derived by children of poor parent.-: j and others who are physically unlit, 11 am sure funds would quickly flo\. into our coffers, and if this appeal hi soon answered, we will be able to ex- ( tend the camp period and include ; country children.” The present limit of resources is 12000, which, Mrs. McKendrick said, would maintain the Motuihi, Campbell's Bay and Port Waikato camps for 1 six weeks. The approximate number to be given a holiday at Motuihi and Campbell's Bay would be 500, includ- • ing 35 at a time at the latter camp. There would be three camping periods, each lasting two weeks and taking ' about 200 children. The first party would leave Auckland on December 20. ■ Children are being selected by headmasters of State primary and Catholic schools for the first time this year. They will be examined* by medical officers of the Health Department, and only those whose parents /annot afford lo pay for their holiday, those suffering from the after-effects of illness, or those who are weakly will be included in the quotas.