CORONATION MEMORIAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1280, 8 November 1911, Page 6

CORONATION MEMORIAL.

a . A HOME FOB CITItOXIC CONSUMPTIVES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Cliristchurch, November 7. The Coronation Memorial Imuhl has now reached ii total of .£4170 7s. 10(1. Thero arc a few subscriptions still to camo in, Inifc the fund is now practically closed. The fund is intended to defray tho cast, of tho erection and equipment of a 'homo for chronic consumptives, and t'lic nioncv raised is to bo handed over to Ibe North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Beard for (lie purpose. T.ho fund carries with it a Government subsidy of LMs. in the .C. which, on the figures available at present. will carry the 1»>lal to .CSS.'H. With the subscriptions slill lo come in, and tho interest ranted by (he money tn hand, and tho Government subsidy oa both, tho prand total should be well over .£111,001). which is more I hail was antieilialeil would bo available, olid which will lie sufiicieiit lo cover the cost of a larger institution than was at lirst contemplated. The people of Cliristchurch and the surroundinpt disiricts responded readily to lite appeal made, and (he result is most satisfactory to all concerned. To-day tho Mitvor received a very handsome contribution of .£35.1 12a. from the Freemasons of North Canterbury.