MONEY DECLINED

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 526, 9 May 1933, Page 5

MONEY DECLINED

(Press Assn.-

ART UNION FU.ND3 PRESSURE BROUGHT TO ' " BEAR tiPON A ' * MINISTER STATEMRNT BY MR. YOUNG *

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Wellington, Monday, The Hon. J. A. Young, Minister of Health, made the following statement concerning the aRocation of ari union money: "The Rev. Neale, of Dunedin, telephoned me to^-day at 4.4:5 p.m. mtimating -he regretted' yery much that owing to pressure of the chureh generally brought 'to bear .upon him, he had been obliged .to 'decline acceptance of the allocation of £300 for his Company Day children-'s health camp at Dunedin. "He stated that in liis capacity as a social worker he had made application for monetary assistance' from one of the big art unions. In doing so he was under the impression jhe was not acting in his capacity as a minister of religion, but "as a social I worker doing his utmost to relieve I distress among the poor. "He said it was unfortunate, apart I from his own views, as declining th'e money would he tantamount to penalising the poor children who needed body-building food. "I put the issue to Mr. Neale in -this form: 'I take it your telephone message to me is an official one, intimating that in the cireumstances, owing to pressure brought to bear upon you, you have been obliged to decline the £300.' "Mr. Neale replied that that was ' so, and he said he and the Mayor of Dunedin would be writing to me sujbmitting an alternative proposal for the distribution of the £300, but I pointed out that under the terms of the license, there would be no alternative, and any -money not "accepted would be carried forward for distribution in connection with further art unions that might be held." ' *'