HUNTLY DISASTER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 7

HUNTLY DISASTER

■ ■; »— ' PERSONNEL OF COMMISSION. The personnel of the Royal Commission of the Huntly colliery disaster was approved at a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday., The Commissioners are Messrs. J. F. Burgess, S.M. and Warden at the Thames; James Dowgray (ex-president of the Federation of Labour, and the representative -,of .the coal miners on tho Coal Mines Commission of 1911); and Mr. J C. Brown (manager of the Westport Coal Company's mines at Denniston). The Commission will probably hold.its first sitting at Huutly on Friday next. "THE DOMINION" RELIEF FUND. A fund for the relief of sufferers in the Huntly ~disaster is now open at The Dominion office. We bave to acknowledge the following donations: — . • ;■ • £ s..d. Previously acknowledged ... • 14 6 6 HUNTLY DISASTER RELIEF FUND. The joint .secretaries of the Hintly Disaster ilelieS fund, Messrs. L. M. : A Rearden and J. Read, acknowledge tlio. receipt of the*following amounts:— : -. ■ . '■ ' £e. d. Previously acknowledged ..'.. 315 12 6 Working Men's Club (per ' Mrs. Wicks) :.,. 25 0 0' J. Townsend,, Blenheim (second instalment) 20 0 0 Glen 'funnel miners ....: .10 0 0 Members of the Working . ■ Mou's ■ Olub (per Mrs. Wicks) 9 0 0 Waietewu miners ....: 8.15 6 T. J.-Riske (fourth instal- ■ ■' ■■ ■ , ment) 3 1 0 Sale of flowers Mrs. ' ■' Snow) ,•■■-: ..........,'2 11 9 Employees of Futchinson, ■ ■' ■ Wilson and Co.-, Ltd ... 1 5 0 Electrical Workers' Union .... 1 10 A. Boyle ......'.........■... 1 1 0. Total;" 397 7 9 *. Tho Salvation Arm*? -nithorities for New Zealand have contributed £25 to the Huntly Relief Fund. • , ; ■ A sacred concert, held at the Palmerston North Opera House on Sunday, and arranged by Councillor H. R. Woon for-the Huntly Relief Fund, pro:.i duced . £44..;. The Maori choir contri-. buted to tho excellent programme. Apublic meetiiig is called by the Mayor; for tliiis afternoon to. discuss measures for further contributing to the fund..-