PATRIOTIC BOWLERS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14697, 31 August 1915, Page 3

PATRIOTIC BOWLERS.

AUCKLANDERS ANXIOUS,TO ASSIST. 7

(Per United Press Association.) ■ AUCKLAND,' Aug; 30. . There, is every prospect tlurt tlio boivlor.s of Auckland and possibly other' parts of'the Dominion, will bear a large proportion of the cost of the convalescent station, which’the Government proposes to establish at Itetoi ua, ter . returned soldiers. An.cffcfrt is also likely to be made to make the inovement'.a national one. ", v ’ .■ A deputation from the Auckland Bowling Association, consisting 'of: the president, ‘Air- Laurie, Mi' .Coltman, and the secretary, Air Bayden, waited upon tlie Minister for Public Health to ask for a. definite decision is- to the bowlers’ offer to .turnish olid eqiiip Rilj?ryde, CainDbcU’e Point, afc a cohvaleßcent hoinie; - " Air Russel] expressed apreciation. tor the offer hut "explained that he could not give a definite 7,'eply, owing to the present uncertainty' da .to how , many convtiiloscent homes-wou/'J ,be required. He,went-on to inform- the -deputation of the Government’s decision to -.es-■ lahliah a 'main- convalescent•• centre' tor the North Island at RotorUa.Could the bowlers hop in connection with that institution? If they would take in hand the working of some part pf that scheme they would be doing ten times more good than hi-equipping, a building which might not bemeeded. \, Mr Li uric , said ho thought'-the Minister’s suggestion was an excellent one. The bowlers had not committed themselves absolutely -.to' the Rilbryde proposal, They wanted as bowlers . beyond their,- sphscripHons to the patriotic funds. HoMvould call a meeting of the Association,',B#d put Air Russell’s proposal to it I ,''-..Hu thought it would be, acted upon. TTtlv. ho definitely understand that the Alinis--ter would accept money subscribed' by the howlers and let it be utilised for convalescent purposes at Rotorua ? ~ The Minister said he would accept such a fund and moreover, he would put the whole strength of the Slate’s funds behind it; whatever was: required for special purposes. > Air Laurie pointed out that (he South Auckland Bowling Association, which included the Rotorua howlers, had intended equipping' convalescent ’homes in the Waikato, and at Waihi.. _ No doubt they wo ltd be glad to divert the., money to” Rotor da-, and lie suggested that the Minister should go into ’the matter with the bowlers at Hamilton, and Rotorua. 1 :

The Minister sn id he would do so. It .would have to be understood tlia.t any Hoard of Management' sot lip phoitlu include representatives of the Auckland- bowlers and any others subscribing; He would see to it that if the scheme were taken up by the-bowlers of- the Nir'ii Island'they should have, fnl.l-i‘e-eogn ton in the uuitt-er, and be identic fid w : lb the Rotorua Convalescent station.- lie had strong hopes that the bawd s- of the South Maud woii'd foiled’, their example in ccumeetion with the convalesceht station to be establish;<sl at Haunter.' In tin's way several thousand pounds could be, ho was. convinced. raised. 1 Mr-Bidden concurred. There wefo, lie said, thirteen thousand ■ bbwlei-s in the Dominion. . ,