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The main beneficiaries from the grants since January, 1946, have been as follows : £ £ Tennis clubs .. .. .. 12,723 Recreation-ground committees .. 2,573 ■Church organizations .. .. 9,138 Basketball (indoor and outdoor).. 2,395 Local authorities ... .. 4,950 Community centres .. .. 2,275 Boy Scouts .. .. .. 4,916 Hobbies, recreation and rotary 2,225 Boating and yacht clubs .. 4,466 f clubs Bowling clubs .. .. 4,432 Athletics and cycling .. .. 2,110 Y.M.C.A's. and Y.W.O.A's. .. 3,360 and hands " " M7O Improvement and residents 3,260 i) oma i ns 1 658 associations Councils of Sport .. .. 1,600 Surf life-saving and swimming .. 3,210 Young people's clubs .. .. 1,590 Hall committees .. .. 3,135 Cricket .. .. .. 1,472 Tramping, mountain, and ski clubs 2,845 Social organizations .. .. 1,405 Sports clubs .. .. .. 2,747 Croquet .. .. .. 1,065 Grants aggregating in total less than £l,OOO have been made to numerous other -associations and organizations.

On a physical welfare district basis, grants were allocated as follows during tlie 1947-48 financial year :

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District. Total Grants. NORTHLAND (Manganui, Hokianga, Whangaroa, Bay of Islands, Wtangarei, Hobson, £ 2,046 Otamatea, and part Rodney Counties) AUCKLAND {Auckland Metropolitan Area, Eden, Waitemata, Manukau, Franklin, 8,646 Coromandel, and part Rodney Counties) WAIKATO (Waikato, Thames, Hauraki Plains, Ohinemuri, Piako, Raglan, Waipa, 4,625 Kawhia, Otorohanga, Matamata, Waitomo, Taumarunui, and Kaitieke Counties) ROTORUA (Taupo, Rotorua, Whakatane, and Opotiki Counties) 2,165 POVERTY BAY (Matakaoa, Waipu, Uawa, Waikohu, Cook, and Wairoa Counties) HAWKE'S BAY (Hawke's Bay, Waipawa, Waipukurau, Patangata, Dannevirke, and 805 1,415 Weber Counties) TARANAKI (Ohura, Clifton, Whangamomona, Inglewood, Stratford, Taranaki, Egmont, 1,870 Waimate West, Eltham, Hawera, and Patea Counties) CENTRAL (Waimarino, Wanganui, Waitotara, Rangitikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua, 2,510 Manawatu, Kairanga, and part Horowhenua Counties) WAIRARAPA (Woodville, Pahiatua, Akitio, Eketahuna, Mauriceville, Castlepoint, 835 Masterton, Wairarapa South, and Peat hers ton Counties) WELLINGTON (Wellington Metropolitan Area, Hutt, Makara, and part Horowhenua 5,900 Counties) NELSON (Takaka, Collingwood, Waimea, and part Murchison Counties) 920 MARLBOROUGH (Marlborough and Awatere Counties) 1,240 WEST COAST (Buller, Inangahua, Grey, Westland, and part Murchison Counties) 1,240 CANTERBURY (Christchurch Metropolitan Area, Kaikoura, Amuri, Cheviot, Waipara, Tawera, Kowai, Ashley, Oxford, Selwyn, Rangiora, Malvern, Eyre, Paparoa, Springs, 3,415 Ellesmere, Halswell, Wairewa, Akaroa, Mount Herbert, Heathcote, and Waimairi Counties) SOUTH CANTERBURY (Ashburton, Geraldine, Mackenzie, Levels, and Waimate 1,727 Counties) OTAGO (Waitaki, Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Taieri, Peninsula, Bruce, Tuapeka, Vincent, 4,596 Lake, and part Clutha Counties) SOUTHLAND (Fiord, Wallace, Stewart Island, Southland, and part Clutha Counties).. 725 Total .. •• .... 43,750