ACCELERATE EFFORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 13, 6 February 1942, Page 5

ACCELERATE EFFORT

NEED OF PATRIOTIC FUNDS

APPEAL TO ZONES

The secretary of Zone K Whakatane Borough and County I'nter-zone Patriotic Committee, Mr C. G. Lucas, has received the following letter from the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Council:—

"In view of the Provincial Council's heavy financial commitments to tlie National Patriotic Fund Board, all Zones are earnestly requested to accelerate their collections on behalf of the 1912 All Purposes Appeal, so that the Council may be in a position to meet its obligations.

"Although the Rehabilitation Account is in a most healthy condition, the General Account of the Provincial Fund is in urgent need of replenishment, and Zone Executives will, therefore, appreciate the necessity of forwarding remittances as quickly as possible.

"The position to date is that with regard to the first quarter of the National Budget quota, Auckland still lias to find £30,000 and, as well, be in a position to meet three further quarterly instalments of £55,000. Your full co-operation in the direction indicated will be greatly appreciated."

Not Coming In

On receipt of this letter Mr Lucas despatched circular letters throughout the Zone and stated that the last Auckland Provincial statement revealed that of the £22,306 lis 5d collcctcd, Zone K had provided £285 13s 7d. He continued to show particulars of this Zone's allocation of the £500,000 appeal. The gross allocation for the area was. £10,481 but being oversubscribed in the previous effort was reduced to £9299 4s 9d. That funds were not coming in readily enough was emphasised in a table presented in the circular, this

The position regarding parcels was given as follows: Matata 14, Manawahe 10, Thornton 15, Otakiri 17, Tc Teko 21, Edgecnmbe 39, Awakeri 27 to come, Ngatiawa Maoris 17, Taneatua and Oponriao 36, Ruatoki 17 to come, Wainni 7, Borough and Ohope 75, Galatea 10, Waimana 22, Te WhaLti 10, Ruatahuna 7 to come.

being as fallows: — Net Alloc. Paid to date Matata 419 4 0 Nil Manawahe 258 4 0 SO 18 10 Thornton 396 17 1 3 0 0 Otakiri 2(50 10 5 86 0 0 Te Tclco 470 14 4 39 10 0 Edgccumbc 738 10 6 Nil Awakeri 777 18. 7 Nil Ngatiawa Maoris 524 1 0 Nil Taneatua and Opouriao 1100 10 1 Nil Ruatoki 520 2 9 8 7 1 Wain ui 206 0 5 Nil Borough and Ohope 2305 16 5 90 16 5 Galatea 293 12i 8 Nil Waimana 625 8 0 Nil Te Whaiti 231 10 2 Nil Ruataliuna 170 1 7 Nil £9299 4 9 £309 1 0