WARNING TO COLLECTORS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 187, 17 July 1940, Page 6

WARNING TO COLLECTORS

Although appreciating to the full the motives which have prompted citizens and organisations throughout the Dominion in organising functions in aid of patriotic funds, the Patriotic Purposes Branch of the Internal Affairs Department draws attention to the War 4 Regulations governing the collection of these funds. All functions arranged for this purpose must first be approved by the appropriate local authority. As was pointed out, Nvlien the regulations governing collections for patriotic funds were '-introduced 1 early In the war, official supervision is essential in order that all funds and expenditure in this connection must be accounted for to the public. A number cf functions have been organised in various places, the advertisements in connection with which have not di'sdlosed by whom, they are being sponsored or whether foot of next column)

they have been approved by the patriotic authority locally concerned. This is a definite breach of the regulations, against which over-zeal ous people are warned. Provincial Patriotic Councils may relegate their authority to issue per mission for, raising funds to any sub-division of the provincial distract or to the mayor or chairman of local authorities in any part <:<f the district forming these sub-divis-ions. Applications for such approval must be made where the entertainment, dance or other function is represented, by advertisement or otherwise, as being held with the object of raising funds for patriotic purposes.