THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2256, 16 September 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST THE LATEST DONATIONS The following donations to the De» fence Fund have been received by tie Prime Minister:— < '£ 's. d; Thames . Harbour Board, Thames (Ist instalment) 50 0 0 Mangapai Empire Defence Fund, Mangapai (through Postmistress) ....' 815 10 Paraparaumu Empiro Defence Fund, Paraparaumu 90 0 0 Aupouri Tribe, Tekao (offer ' to ' donate £30 of leaso money due) 5 0 0 Marton Borough Council, ' Marton 8 1 6 Natives residing at Orakei (through Crown Solicitor, -Auckland) ; 70 10 0 Matakana War Fund (subscription list, concert, etc.), Auckland 50 0 0 Selwyn County Council. ,Hororata, Canterbury 100 0 0 Hutt County Council, Hutt 150 0 0 Mount AVcllingW Road '■ Board, Otahuhu '■ ' Morrinsville Farmers' Union (2nd instalment), Morrins_viHe 60 18 0 Ooromandel Countv, Coromandel (4th instalment)— Acclimatisation Sociely. £50; Jas. Martin,' £1 Is.; W. R. lnglis, 10s. 6d.; E. J. Swifles, £1 „ ls- : -4 •••■' 62 12 G Maungataatari residents .... 11 1 0 Tikarangi Patriotic Fund ;. 100 0 0 Thomas Kerr (Waiouru) ... 2 2 0 Frank Smith (Paekakariki) .25 0 0 Marohomo and Wahakapiri residents (per Mr. Coates, M.P.) ■...:.■..■.......,.; 52 10.6 In yesterday morning's list a 6um of £100 was acknowledged from "Mr. J.H. Hoare." This should have been Mr. L. H. Hoare, of Lowry Bay., MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. ' , : . '■£s. d. ' Amount previously acknow- . ledged 2406 0 2 Employees Patent Slip Co. 12 5 0 Wellington Harbour Board (second instalment). ;.. 015 6 I . . £2419 0 8 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. • "' ■.'" '-'' £ b. d, Amount previously, acknow- ■ ■ ■ lodged 1762 7 : 3 • Wellington Harbour Board (second instalment) 12 12 9 Gate attendants at Basin Reserve, September 12... ■ 2/8 0 ■■.■'. £1777 8 0 . A guessing competition in connection with the sucking pig that was sold at the Basin Reserve at the Caini- •' val last Wednesday, took place' on Saturday last, under the direction of Mr.Sykes. A sum of £7 4s. was realised, which has been. handed. to the Sports Committee. Councillor Frost supervised,the drawing/which resulted in, Messrs. A. Black, of Clyde Quay, and J. M'Leodj of Feathersten, guessing the l correct weight of:the pig,, namely, 91b. Boz. A lecture under Vice-Regal patronage has been promised by Professor Easteffieldior September 29, on behalf'of "the Patriotic and Oversea Distress Funds. Tho. lecture will be on "War Explosives." , It will be illustrated by, a number of'experiments, 'and- will'.be'do-' livered in the Grand Opera House, which has been kindly lent forthe'occa- j sion by Messrs. J. C. Williamson. '