How Children's Appeal Money Is Used

Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1948, Page 4

How Children's Appeal Money Is Used

t— i " ; -r i '■ — iit a broadca^t last eveniijg txia Ministep of Ifldpstries and Copiineree, Efqii, A. R, N.ordmeye}-,, an.P-Ouneed tiaar the whoiq of the £250,00(1 given hy th.e New ^aaland Q'ayernment as a Staie contrjbutipn to the Uiiited Natioxrs Aprxeal for Children had bee» expendea iji New Zealaqd og the fbliowing su'pylies;— . Ordered and ghipped: Fish Livfer Oil Capsules, £29;688; Ordered and now heing suppiied: yialted Milk T.owder, £11,199;' Fish Liver Oil Capsnles, £16,300; Cheese, £5834; Evaporated Milk, £1390. Ordered i'or fpture deiivery at varioxis dates np to Decenibex", -J948:" Fisn Liver„Oil Capsples, £28,750; Cheese, £53 J 8; ' SkiPpMilk Powder, £20,750; Evaporated Milk, £7916; Tinned New Zealaad Whalemeat, £6600; MacaroniCheese, £58,090; Wool for blankets, £35,000. Peaerve for miseellaneous items, £277§. - Other costs; Estimated freights, £13,009 ; Beserve to cover storage and incidental, charges, £6250; Share ot administratiop expenses' in 8outhWestern Pacific area, '£1250. Total, £25Q,00'b. ' It wpiiid he noted that nearly £73,000 had _heen-spent on flsli liver oil, a vitai pratective food for chilci' ren, particnlarly tlyose suffering from inaljuitritidn and tubereulosis, said the Miiiister. v "Money nOw being eollected trom the people of New Zealand would largely be used for further purchases of the saine items; and the latest figures ro hand regarding availatnlity of supplie's enaljled Mr. Nordmever to iiidicate the possibility that as much as half a mDlion pounds, if eollected, eouia be spent. in New Zealand. - "The choiee of supplles was determined by United Nations Food and Health authorities wlio had fully explored and assesged the need. Food priorities, for instance, were as follows; (1) Dairy products, such as dried milk, unsweetened condensed milk ancl cheese; (2) Fats and oils — flsh liver oil, vitamin-fortified mai'garine, vegetable oils, lard or suet, and unfortiiieq margarine; (3) Meat and fish, either canned, cuved, qr di'ied; (4) Pried peas and beans, peanut butter, soyadjeau flour, peanuts; (5) Vitamin concentrates, yeast, cocoa, sugar. 1 ' Mr. Nordmever empliasised that oi the items in tlie above list which New Zealand produced, and could supply ■ iq quantity, nqne required tlie use or refrigerated shipping space which was lieefied so urgently for Aid to Britain. A complete snrvey of supplies avan- . able an New Zealand had been maiie as soon as United* Nations had fient us lists of priorities. All produeers and manufacturers of the required supplies had been written to. All trade avenues had been- explored. Since the appeal had been launched, further information had been received qoncernjng availability of supplies. Mr. Nordjneyer invited manufacturers to help keep this informatiou up to date. it i was n ot Iikely that the purchases anti- | t'ipated would c-ause any noticeable I shortages to the New Zealand consumer. In icferring to shipping, Mr. Nordmeyer jndicated that there would o.e no reql diftieulty in shipping all items within a reasonable time. He reminded listeners that there had been no diffieulty in shipping to China and to | Greece dui'ing- the last tivo years tens i of thousands " of pounds worth of bulky ! elothing eollected by CORBO. These ■ relief supplies given by the people ot ;New Zealand had been got away with- | out any trouble. Thousands of children h'ad undoubtedlv been saved from death by exposure becanse of these shipments. Daiiv contacts were maintained with the shipping authorities and allocation of slupping space for supplies for- the Children 's Fund was very satisfactory. He expressed everv ' ct/nfidence in the goodwill and eooperation of seafai'ing and waterfronr workers. With regard to the actual distribution of the goodg, Mr. Nordmeyer outlined the various saf.eguards tnar United Nations were taking to ensure •that all supplies were properly distri•buted and thitf ■ -children would parfi- ' cipate irrespective of the religion or political beliefs of their parents and that the most urgent cases were helpeci ] first. "I believe that the distributing organisation is as water-tight as careful thought and ingenuity can dev;ge, " said the Minister, who concluded: ' ' Unless the people of the world give now as they have never given before, there will still be millions of children, who will remain cold and hungry. Their need is so great, their conditions are so appalling, that it is impossible for us, at this distance, even to imagine the positiQU. "The nations of the world have joined together in this great cause. The existence of a complete generation is at stake. What we are going to tio for these unhappy children?"