J. R. McKENZIE TRUST

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 203, 25 May 1944, Page 6

J. R. McKENZIE TRUST

Annual Disbursement

At the annual meeting of the board administering the £lOO,OOO trust established by Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McKenzie in 1940, the allocations to charitable and educational institutions for the current year were approved. The chairman, Mr. J. S. Barton, mentioned that since its inception, £15,000 had been disbursed in accordance with the provisions of the deed of trust. The allocations are. as under: — New Zealand Returned Services Association, £500; New Zealand Red Cross Society (Inc.), £500; Royal New Zealand Sociely for the Health of Women and Children, including £3OO for Maori Plunket nurses. £1300; Advisory Board. Federation of Health Camps. £000; Auckland Institute for the Care of Backward Children, £150; Wellington After Care Society, £150: Occupation Centre for Subnormal Children, Christchurch, £135; Occupation Centre for Subnormal Children, Dunedin, £125; Cholmondeley Children’s Home, Christchurch, £150; the People’s Church, Svdenham, work among children and youth. £5O; Strathmore Park Baptist Sunday School, work among children and youth. £5O; Dominion Headquarters, Girl Guides' Association, ‘‘Handicapped Guides” Service, £5O: Flying Angel Missions to Seamen, Auckland, £75; Missions to Seamen, Wellington, £4O; British Sailors’ Society, Wellington, £4Q; National Committee,’ Apostleship of the Sea, £5O; British Sailors’ Society, Lyttelton, £5O; Toe 11, Auckland. £5O; Auckland City Mission. £5O; Wellington City Mission. £5O; Dunedin Methodist Central Missions Home for the Aged, £25; Auckland Methodist Central Missions "Goodwill Industries." £23; Women’s National Reserve Residential Nursery. Wellington, £25; Leper Sisters’ Rest Home. Wellington, £3O; Children’s Kost Home, Dunedin. £25; Salvation Army. £3O: Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand. £211: Presbyterian Church of Now Zealanil. £2O; Baptist Union ot New Zealand, £2O: Congregational Union of New £2o; Crichton Cobbers’ Club, Christchurch. £5O; Boys’ Institute. Wellington, £5O; Heni Mataroa Children's Home, Gisborne, £10; Home of Compassion, Wanganui, work among Maoris on Wanganui River, £l5; Marlst Convent. Waitaruke. North Auckland; eare of Maori children, £l5; Manawatu Willartl Children's Home, Palmerston North. £10; Y.W.C.A. Dominion Headquarters. £.50; Y.W.C.A. Recreational Leadership Trttitiing Course. £25; Don. McKenzie Memorial Hall, Christchurch. £25; Boy Scouts' Association, New Zealand branch, £25. Total. £4700.

The board comprises eight members—a nominee of the Governor-General, :t nominee of (lie Chief Justice.-a nominee of the British Medical Association, 'lie District Governor of Rotary, and the presidents for tlie time being of the Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin anil Wellington Rotary Clubs.