Where The Money Goes: £250,000 Spent In N.Z. For Relief Of Children

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 55, 14 June 1948, Page 5

Where The Money Goes: £250,000 Spent In N.Z. For Relief Of Children

In a recent broadcast the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Hon. A. H. Nordmeyer, announced that the whole of the £250,000 given by the New Zealand Government as a State contribution to the United Nations Appeal for Children had been expended in New Zealand on the following supplies:— Ordered and shipped: Fish Liver Oil Capsules, £29,688. Ordered and now being supplied: Malted Milk Powder, £11,199; Fish Liver Oil Capsules, £16,300; Cheese, £5834; Evaporated Milk, £1390. Ordered for future delivery at various dates up to. December, 1948: Fish Liver Oil Capsules, £28,750; Cheese, £5318; Skim Milk Powder, £20,750; Evaporated Milk, £7916; Tinned New Zealand Whalemeat, £6600; .Macaroni Cheese, £58,000; Wool for blankets, £35,000; Reserve for miscellaneous items, £2775. Other costs: Estimated freights, £13,000; Reserve to cover storage and incidental charges, £6250; Share of administration expenses in South Western Pacific area, £1250; Total, £250,000. It would be noted that nearly £73,000 had been spent on fish liver oil, a vital protective food for children, particularly those suffering from malnutrition and tuberculosis, said the Minister.