THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2257, 17 September 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST , LATEST DONATIONS . The folloiving donations to the Empire Defence Fund wore received by the Prime Minister yesterday:— . . £ s. d. TVoodend Domain Board, Christcbureli 5 0 0 Southland League, Invercargill 24 10 0 Alexandra- Patriotic Com- : mittee, Alexandra ....... 50 0 0 Outram Patriotic Committee, - Outram 95 3 6 Wairaana Patriotic Fund, Waimana (third instal- , ment) 8 12 6 Waptopiro and Te Uri Settlers, Hawke's Bay (second instalment) .. 56 17 2 Mataiira Defence Fund Committee, Mataura ' (proceeds of sale of bull do- , n&ted by J. Waddell) ... 13 10 0 C. Hall (through Kaikoura Defence Committee, _ Kaikoura 1,0 0 Winton subscribers, Winton (fourth instalment) 27 8 0 Waipara County Council, Waikari (third instal-' ment) 23 12 0 Selwyn County Council, Hororata 100 0 0 Rodney County Council, Warkworth 50 0 0 Akitio District Empire Defence Fund, Akitio (seventh instalment) ... 10 13 0 Woodville Empire Defence Fund, Woodville (fifth , instalment) 45 13 0 Through Defence Depart- , ment, Wellington (proceeds of sale of gift and condemned horses at Christchurch) 39 10' 0 Donation by Salvation Army, Auckland 11 19 3 Nelson contributors through Mr. J. H. M'Kenzi,e, Nelson 100 0 0 Commercial Bank i of Australia, Wellington 100 0 0 Red Cross Brigade ("Taranaki Herald" list) 3 10 0 Bank of Australasia, Wellington 200 0 0 Union Bank of Australia 200 0 0 The Rihle-in-State Schools Lea cue has donated £2000 to the Empire Defence Fund. The league originally promised £1000 for the equipment of tho two field ambulances accompanying the , Force, but the response of members to„

the call has been so generous that a further £500 was handed in some little time ago, and yesterday an additional £500 was handed to the Miuiitor of Defence. MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. • _ £ s. d. Amount previously • acknowledged 2419 0 8 Wellington Football Association, gate receipts, ] September 5 32 12 6 £2451 13 2 j