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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7953, 17 October 1905, Page 3

" Ring Out the Old Ring In the New.' I An Old Business in ! New Hands. i i J.M NEILL i HAS swat pleasure: in ani nuuiicing that lie has purchased thai well Known GUOUKitY. I'ROVISION, & CSKNIiHAL STOItEKEEJ'IN 11 business, hitherto successfully ear- I riud on by Sir | M. A. CLARKE I At the corner of Dovoji anil Gover Streets. Mr McNeill Intends to provide the public in the locality with a store which is Up-to-date IN BUSINESS MF/rnOUS, QUALITY' OK CJOOJIS, AND Cheapness in Prices. DON"!' KOHUKT THAT " CASH T\LKS " and 110where more advantageously 1 than at McNeills store (LATE M. A. CLAI(KE). In retiring from business Mr M. A. Clarke returns his best thanks for generous public patronage, and respectfully solicits a continuance for Ills successor.

FREE MILL THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR TUB KORU SAWMILLING COMPANY. ERNEST A. EI)E, Manager, Nt»w Plymouth.

The Orphan Home, Parnell, Auckland. APPEAL.

The disastrous lire that occurred at' tho Orphan Home, Paniell, AucMaml, oa Sunday, September .17, will be fresh in Wio minds of Iho readers oi this paper. '1 In's appeal is intended to make plain Uib exuiit of the loss, its efli'i't upon the present condition of ihu children, amt tin; urgent necessity for Fumls to provide adequately and wisely fur their future wf-ll'are. Children from the districts where this pap<n" circulates have from time time been cared for in the Home, which has, therefore, a particular as well (is a -general claim upon your sympathies. i.-thk loss. The two Main Dormitories are ab-solutely-destroyed, that is. the sleeping accommodation of over 70 children. Ia addition, the Matron's Quarters, Staff Diningroom, Sewing room, Seamstress' Bedroom tint! Hospital are totally destroyed, and, Ihv sides this, a considerable quantity of Clothing and Furniture has been lost. What this moans to the children and to the matron and -her «taft can hardly bo conveyed toy ine/e .words. 2.-NEW BUILDINGS, Tho matter of providing New Buildings lias been receiving tho careful consideration of the Board, as appears b.v t'ho last two annual reports, «nd a New Buildings Ifund has been crealed. In providing permanent accommodation, tliv safety of the children is a consideration of paramount importance, and this can only be aecurcsd hi Buildings of Stone or Brick.

3.-TUK COST. Of such Jluildings on modern linos is roughly estimated ot from £OOOO Id £7OOO, in addition to which it jnay be necessary to purchase land. 4.-THE FINANCIAL POSITION. Tho income from the Hoard's Endowments is fully absorbe<l in maintaining tho 89 children in the Uoinc. Tho numbers have increased since <Ust March, 1005, by 28, and for tho current year, owing to such increase, tho Board anticipates a debit balance of expenditure over receipts. This will, of course, he increased by Iho expenses inevitably attendant upon tho fire. ..To take any considerable sum from the Capital for building purposes would very seriously hamper the work of the Home, and prejudice the well-being of the children.

Till' New Building Fund Account I now stands at £lllO. The insurance on (tic Building des»troyed is £12."i0. Amount available is £2:S(>O. Rough estimate of amount still required for Building is £.lt>4o The Home has not received any Government subsidy for the last twenty years. [I. has boon already slated that the Hoard hail 'briynn to form a Building Fund. Had it proved necessary t.c, mako a Public Appeal, in (he future, for Unit (mid, the amount, asked for would have been comparitively small NOW TIIKItrc IS 1\() AI.XKP.XANATXYE : Til 10 A ITEM, TI-AS TO f.'O FORTH TO-DAY FOR AT LKAST 5000< TIIIS AITF.U, OK TWO CIIII.IIUKN For the sake of the good work done in past years, for the sake of the larger work to be done, now and in the years to come, and above all, ill the name of Christ, lor the saki of His little ones, we appeal lor help. CiIAItLKS ST. NKI.SOX, Chairman. W. K. (HL.JjAM, Vice-Chairman. Wm. Caider. A. Littler. Geo. JlacMurray. T. Charter. G. A. Carver. W. \V. Hill, G. T). Ashton, it. 11. Morrow. A. V. Mordonald. Robert Walker. Win. Jelfery. t". 'lhos. Ward. Carlton Hay. C. J. TI'NKS, Hon. Treasurer, I confidently conunend (his appeal to the charitable consideration of those who care for Christ's little c nes. I am assured that, the Orphan Home Board will take 'all wants iiv to consideration in tliuir plans for the future. M. It. AUCKLAMJ. flisliopsoourl, September 22, 100."). NOTK.—Subscriptions will be glad l.v received by any niemlier of th< Hoard or by the Secrctarv, Mr W. (i H. Jackman, Fort' Street, Auckland Or 8.1, tllß ortlCfi nf fln'v ritiim.