THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2246, 4 September 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

FURTHER DONATIONS

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST

The Prime Minister has received the following further contributions to tho Patriotic Fund: — ■£ 6. d. Miss Agnes Macfarlane, Christehurch 10 0 Residents of Oulverden (and gifts' of oats, chaff, and potatoes) 51 13 0 Clyde Patriotic Fund, Alexandra 100 0 0 v Waimana Patriotic Fund (F. ,'e H. Bell £10, F. Palmer 2_ £5, A. Anderson £10, G. J". Hewitt £5, D. C. AnderS 1 son £10, R. A. Yeoman, , r £3, G. A. M'Donald, £8 ; B 10s.) 51 10 0 {. Through Raglan County !r Council (from Wainga.ro r Riding), Ngaruawahia. (Mr.' Coleman £11, J. 1S Schaefer £1, E. and J. g SeariU 45., J. Kerr £5) 17 4. 0 Residents of Bulls and dis'n triefc (third instalment) ... 33.12 0 r Wellington Rugby Football ,e Union (proceeds of special U' football match played at e Athletic Park/on August I 15, in aid of fund, at 6 which the gatemen dod nated their wages' for the v afternoon also to the e fund) 12 9 0 The Law Society of the district of Otago and Southland (voted) ..... : 100 0 0 Pukekohe Patriotic Fund t (second instalment) 200 0 0 r Through Wanganui Borough I - Council (second instals ment) 814 14 10 I Mangaweka subscribers (sec--0 ond instalment) 302 0 0 6 Spreydon Borough Council f (voted) 50 0 0 - Manchester . U.1.0.0.F., II Otago district (voted), Dunedin ' 100 0 0 • Hastings Empire Defence 1 Committee (second instal--3 . ment) 314 15 4 • Akaroa committees (through 3 Borough Council) 635 17 1 - Mount Benger Patriotio Fund) Roxburgh ISO 0 0 1 E. M. Powell' Barry, Ma- ' >' ngaonoho and' Poukiora 1 (ambulance fund) 6 0 0 " A: J. Mackay, Paokakariki 10 10 0 - G. F. Bothomley .. 2 0 0 i ' Mrs. Alfred Caselberg, of Masterton, > raised a sum of £10 towards the War : Relief Fund by tho sale of two works of ■ art in the shape of a cushion cover and i a table-centre. MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. 1 . ~ £ s. d. 1 Amount previously ackhow- | • 'leaged 2,290 1 : 8 S. S. Williams Co.. Ltd. 20 0 0 Nightingale Trained * Nurses' Hostel 2 10 0 B. Russo ' 10 0 2,318 11 8 MAYOR'S DISTRESS FUND. £ s. d. Amount previously acknow- ' lodged ' 1,498 12 11 Mrs. Shelly . 2 0 0 ' 1,500 12 11 LQCAL BODIES AND DISTRESS FUNDS. AMENDING i LEGISLATION DENIED. Last week the Department' of Internal Affairs wrote to tho City Council intimating that the War Contributions Validation Act, as passed by Parliament this session, validated donations by local bodies to the Patriotic Fund. WJien the letter was read at the meeting of the City Council last night, Councillor R. Fletcher suggested that an amendment was., necessary to enable local bodies to contribute' to distress • funds. The present Act only covered donations to the Government Patriotic Fund, and no provision was made for relief donations. He mentioned that tho Christchurch City Council had made a donation of £1500—£750 the Patriotic Fund and £750 to a distress relief fund. ■ Legally, they did riot have the necessarypower to donate the latter sum. The Wellington Harbour' Board also desired to make a contribution to the Distress Fund, but could not do so. The Mayor: Will you move an amendment? ■ . Councillor Fletcher moved that the Government should be urged to amend . tho Act, to give the necessary power to local bodies to contribute to distress funds. The Mayor: I realise thatthe amendment is very right and proper. Councillor L. M'Kenzie seconded the motion; and it was carried. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. The following are tho donations to The Dominion's War Fund lists to : date:— WAR FUND. £ s d ' Previously acknowledged 1,806 i 2 . LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the re- ■ lief of local cases of distress aro: < Previously acknowledged ... 326 6 *8 ' C. A. Eves 1 (1 n < "M.H.A.8." o 1 0 f T ° tn ' 327 7 8 i BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. ' Contributions to the fund' for the relief of the Belgians in distress will subsequently be forwarded to the authorities in Belgium for distribution. Previously acknowledged ... 240 9 *8 F. and R. Fell Bros., Maori Bay, Marlborough 10 0 0 Miss Ellis Wilkinsin 5 n n I "C.T.T." 2 2 0 ! L. Clapperton, Feilding ... 1 1 0 i "C.E.8," 1 i n E. Steelo 1 0 0 ■ Total 200 13 8 ? ■ In forwarding tho abovo contribution } to tlio Belgian Relief Fund, Messrs. F and R. Fell write:—"lt was with plea- v sure that I road in a recent Dominion 0 tho proposal to start, a Belgian Belief ? Fund. It is ivcll that every Britisher L should cloarl.y recognise that in their v heroic stand against tlm might of tho 6 arrogant and dishonoured Germans, the f Belgians have earned the gratitudo and r admiration of cvoryono who lovos frco- r dom and right." * A concert in aid of tho Ohnriir School prize fund was held on Wednesday oven- ? ing last. Before tho progrnmmo was completed it was announced that tho " children had decided among themselves p to forgo thoir prizes this year, and de- " sired that tho proceeds of this concort. 0 should be a contribution to tho'Belgian 01 Fund. Tho decision to make this sacri- S1 fico was received with chores. Tho net s . proceeds will bo an addition to Tun Dominion list, and will form tho initial instalment from Olmriu for tho samo Fund. A SUCCESTION. B "Anxious to Help" writes:— ' I see it is proposed to send a shipload of food 'to Britain for tho benefit of tho poor who are suffering from tho offocts of the war, and that it is hoped to dis- £ patch the consignment in time to reach tl tho Old Country for Christmas. Would L it not be a good plaa to include in the cc

shipload sonic warm clothing for the women and children ? The clothes need not nocessarily bo new; and now that our winter is at an end thcro must bo many warm garraonta which will bo laid aside, and perhaps not used again, which would bo most welcome to the wives and children, and, alas, also tho widows and orphans of our bravo "Tommies" now figliting against great odds on the Continent. If you, sir, would suggest this plan in your widely-read paper, I feel sure it would bo taken up with eagerness and warm interest. It might be arranged that in each centre there should be a depot where tho boxes or parcels could be sent and taken chargo of by tho Executive Committee who are working for this laudable' end.