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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 4

The Orphan Home, Parnell, Auckland. APPEAL. 'lhc disastrous fire that occurred at tho Orphan Home, i'aniell, Auckland, on Sunday, September 17, will be fresh in the minds of the readers of this paper. r lhis appeal is intended to make plain th<j extent ol' the loss, its ofled upon the present condition of the. children, and the urgent necessity for .Funds to provide adequately and wisely for their future welfare. Children from the districts where this paper circulates have from lime to time heen caied for in theJlome, which has, therefore, a particular ns well as a general claim upon your sympathies. I.—Till*; LOSS. The two Main Pormitories are absolutely destroyed, thai is, the sleeping accommodation of over 70 children. Jn addition, the 'Matron's Quarters, Staff Diningroom, Sewing room, Seamstress' Bedroom uivd Hospital are totally destroyed, and, besides this, a considerable quantity of Clothing ami Furniture has been lost. What this means to the children and to the matron and her stall' can hardly be conveyed by in ere words. 2.—NKW BUILDINGS. The matter of providing New "Buildings 'has been receiving tho careful consideration of tho Hoard, as appears by tiio last two annual reports, -and a Sow Buildings Fund has been created. In providing permanent accommodation, the safety of the children is a consideration of paramount importance, and this can only he secured in Buildings of Stone or Brick. 3.—T1115 COST. Of such Buildings on modern lines is roughly estimated at from £f>ooo U £7OIO, in addition to which it may be necessary to purchase land. 4.—Til 10 FINANCIAL POSITION. Tho income from the Board's Endowments is fully absorbed in maintaining tho 30 children in the Home. The numbers have increased since <ll st March, IUOS, by 28, and for the current year, mving to such increase, the Board ant.fcpak'S a dchil balance of expenditure over receipts?. This will, of course, be increased by the expenses inevitably attendant upon th" lire. .To take any considerable sum from the Capital for building purposes would very seriously hamper the work of the Home, and prejudice tho well-being of the children. The New Building Fund Account now stands at All 10. The insurance on the Building destroyed is £1250.

Amount available is £2BOO. Jtouyh eslimnte of amount ill required for lluilding is £1(510 The Home has not received any L'nvernment subsidy for tlic last twenty years. It has been already staled that the Board had to form a building Fund. Had it proved necessary to 1 niako a Public Appeal, in thi> future, ; for (hat fund, the amount asked for would have lxvn comparatively small XOW THERE LS NO ALTEUXAXATIVE ; THE APPEAL HAS to c;o Foirm today foii LKAST 5000< THE APPEAL OF THE CIULDHEN For the sake of the good work done in past years, for the sake of the largvr work to be (lore now and in the years to coinp, ant! above all, in the name of Phrisl. for the sake of liis little cues, wc appeal for hull). CIIAHLKS if. NELSOV, Chairman. IV. K. (fILLAJI, Vice-Chairman. Win. Caiiier. A. Littler. (!ru. Ma'MiinaV. Charter. C. A. Carver. W. W. Hill. (!. P. Ashlon, 11. It. Murrow. A. V. Manloiiahl. Robert Wall;er. Will. ,MTery. K. Thus. Ward. Carlton ]lav.

U. J. TUNKS. Hun. Treasurer. I confidently commend Ibis appeal to th<* charitable consideration of Iho.sn who care for Christ's littl mes. ] ain assured that the Orphan Homo Board will tal<o all wants in to consideration iu their plans fo thy future. M. It, AUCKLAND. Bishopscourt, September 22, 1905. KOTK.—Subscriptions will bo glad ly received by any member of the Hoard or by the Secretary, Sir W. 0 M. Jackman, Fort Street, Auckland \r at the office of this papsr.

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