CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FUND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 6

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FUND.

• ; V-;:'<>: BOARD. RECEIVES; THE. CHEQUE Y■: Yesterday, afternoon -the Wellington -r, at. its "montUy.. meeting,' received the : following letter from the Mayoress:, (Mrs.. T. M-.. Wilford),-' with ro ■ic feii«nce'' i tp. v the^: ; CKldien's:.HMiiitalI l nnds."w ; . . .'/' Herewit- please> find,'; my cheque j : ; , 1 for': ,£7OIO ' Bs. id.; and> bank:. deposit V,... <} receipt for being a total of •. J8731U,85; 4d., such;total sum;being the amount of tho collections for the, -•• .Children's Hospital less authorised ••• • ■ outgoings, viz.,;-.£ 20 to the secretary* ' ; arid'l£2:l6s.-'expenses.;. •; .- '■ v " .' "In handing oyer.'this sum I beg to '! .' - remind your, committee; that it.is tho ' • ■■■ '. express. wish of; thecitizens. who,- have subscribed this-.money; .that a sum : of :i;. : '' >62000 at least bo set . on. one side af-. . . ter the subsidy is. obtained, for fur-., niehing the - new. hospital- ,1; would ; • specially urge' the "neoesyty," for-'-this'; v ;- course, for on my recent.• visit. to Dunedin,. after, conferring with 'a.- .-' member of the medical staff there, I was assured that' all if not more • ; than the - sum of '.£2OOO will ba re- Y: quired; for the • furnishing.—(Signed) ' - Georgia C. Wilford." .■■■■ .:^':-•in■';la^g■\the^'lei^i. ; 'on;!•th'e; table, tha •*' ohainnan- (Mr. J.- G. W. Aitken) ro- .. ferred to the -fact that the, .board had already' expressed to; Mr. . and Mrs. Wil- ' ' - ' ford its warm', appreciation of their-work ; iri connection^';with' the campaign , for, W&. : for tli'e;hospital'. V/T.: tak;e;this op-, •: portunity' to again renew our thanks," .- ho said, "and to express onr belief: that. -V:!. iWhat' appears:: iit;,theletter ■ the furnishing is.'perfectly : correct, and. '. that the' board should .do its best , -to comply with the request." ■' ' :. : He moved accordingly. : -.-i ; Tho Rev. H Van Staveren, secondingtho- motion, said that; the result of the whole campaign ;Was' ;a^matter'.for; congratulation, and especially ia view of the '. fact" that - only totalled - £20;. ■ for. the secretary and incidental expenses ■ totalling .£2 16s. - - ;Q'y Jtr. John Smith: The letter contains a stipulation.' Does .not; that, rather' takeK", .. away from; the value of the gift? Members: No. The motion was carried. ; • • .. .