PATRIOTIC FUND.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 216, 11 September 1940, Page 10

PATRIOTIC FUND.

PROVINCIAL QUOTA. | AUCKLAND'S SHARE £112,000. | The sum of £112,000 has been fixed j as the quota of the Auckland: metropolitan district to be raised in six. months, when the provincial fund campaign for the building of the Auckland Patriotic Fund is resumed next month. This information was contained in a letter received by the Auckland Metropolitan Patriotic Coimnittee at its meeting last night from the Auckland Provincial - Patriotic Council. It was stated that it had been arranged that the campaign should begin in earnest oil October 1, the point being stressed that among other activities funds were required for rehabilitation purposes, but although this was an essential feature of the identity of the Provincial Fund itself, and all it stood for, was to be kept "in the forefront. A conference of provincial secretaries would be held in Wellington to-morrow to consider publicity treatment for the. concurrent appeals for the Provincial Fund and other collections, said the letter. The Provincial Fund Campaign was to be continue dfor an indefinite period. The following quotas had been set for the first six moil t lis for the district as follows:—Xortuland, £30.000; Rodney County, £9000; Auckland Metropolitan Area, £112,000; Franklin County, £18,000; YVaikato, £45,000; Rotorua, £9000; Bay of Plenty, £15,000; Thames, £0000; Ohiuemuri, £6000. The chairman, Mr. J. A. C. Alluni, said the announcement had given him a great deal of concern. It was essential to handle the campaign wisely from the start. "We must do the right thing when we do commence/' he added. It was apparent that there was to be a wide appeal for the provincial councils. He mentioned the number of appeals that had been recently made, and wondered what would be the reaction to the one proposed, fie referred to the funds raised for aeroplanes and other special objects, and suggested the setting up of a special committee to report on ' procedure. Mr. G. W. Hutchison considered that the rights and responsibilities of various funds should be defined by the proposed , committee. In his opinion rehabilitation , was an important subject for discussion. Overlapping should be avoided. He con- i sidered the position at present was most : confused. Mr. Allum said the object of the com- - paign was to raise funds to meet all i demands. His suggestion to set up a 1 special committee to report wa adopted.