THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2273, 6 October 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST

FURTHER DONATIONS

The following further donations to the Patriotic Fund have been received by the Prime Minister:— . • ■■ £ s. d Wairoa County ' Council, Wairoa ....- 800 0 0 β-esidents of Brunnerton, Brumierton (2nd instalment) ;... 2012 0 xiiames Contributors, 'Thames (sth instalment) 144 18 6 Champion Co., Ltd., and Employees, Wellington (3rd.instalment) 7 16 S Paterangi Farmers' Union, Paterangi (2nd instalment) 42 6 6 W. 0. Kensington, military pensioner, Wellington (2nd instalment 3 0 0 Mr. D. Gordon, Kelvin Grove, Fcilding (through Inspector of Stock) 2 0 0 Mr. Thomas Waugh, Kimbolton (through Inspector of Stock, Feilding) ......... 110 0 North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, .Christclmrch ' 10 12 9 Timvald , Domain Board,; , Ashburton ; 10 0 0 Natives of Whareponga, Gisborne ...'... 718 6 Wairoa War Fund (proceeds of concert promoted ' by Miss Daisy M} Ross), Wairoa ; 13 0 0 Waiianae Patriotic Com- ! . mittee, Waikanae (3rd (instalment). ............... 12 6 Mangapai Fund (2nd instal- . inent— ' J. Ruskoll „..:......... 100 G. Wood 0 2 6 Marton; Borough Council; ■ . Marton (3rd instalment) 77 6 Great Ba.rrior County CouncU.Port Fitzroy ' 10 10 0 Waipawa Defence Fund— Makaretu Sports Club, L. 5 5 0 Tanga-rewa Station Em- ,■■' • ployeos (9th instalment) 6 0 0 "Tho-Women and'Girk of ' ' Murchison," Buller dis■+.rict (3rd instalment)....;. 55 17 0 Among tbe amounts which the Prime Minister has received for tbe Empire' Defence Fund in the last day or two is one of £44 Bs. Bd., the secondinstalment of contributions from the officers of the Labour Departmnnt| in Wellington. When the war broke out the staff of the Labour Department held a meeting, at which they, decided to contribute to tile War Fund ten per cunt, of their salaries while the war la-sted. This is their second donation, and every officer paid his_ contribution except one absent on sick leave. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. The 'following are the donations to The Dominion's War Fund' lists to Uate:—'. ■■ WAR FUND. £ 6. d. Amount previously acknow-' .. ledged 1,962-3 3 Employees of the Wellington Gas .Co., Ltd. (Miramar AVorks) 5 19 6 "F.M.," Carterton ; 110 Total . ;.... 1,969 3 9 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the relief of local cases of distress are;— £ e. d. Amount'.previously acknow.- ■.'.',".' ■ ■ 'ledged ; ....'..;....... 328,7 8 BELCIAN 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. Amount previously acknowledged ....:..;. 1,437 6 1 Wangioitli Citizens' Commit- 1' tee (per,-. His Worship the . ' .Mayor) 243 2 7 Eric Riddiford ....: 100 0 0 Ladies' Guild, St. Thomas's Church, Motueka. ......... 25 0 0 ,John M'Mastor 10 0 6 Mesdames Meek and Von Haast -'(fifth instalment . from flowers sold) ......... 5 0 0 Staff of Messrs. Bell, Gully, Bell, and Myers' (monthly instalment) 410 0 Proceeds of social at Dyerville ;..,.....,.. 3 10 6 Employees of the Wellington Gas Co., Ltd. (Miramar Works) 1-5 9 M0.E.8." 110 "R.M.," Palmerston North ; 10 0 William. C. Watson ' 10 0 "Sympathiser" .....' ...;. 5 0 T0ta1..,..,. ;.... 1,833 1 5 BLANKET FUND. Contribntiqns to the Blanket Fund In aid of the distressed in England, France, and Belgium, are:— ' £ y. d. Amount previously acknowledged. .' Bfi lK 0 "K.," 2 0 0 Miss P. Levett. Bulls ;...„ ■ 10 0 Miss Levett,. Bulls ■ 1 0 0 Mrs. Levett, Bulls 10 0 Mr. E. Levett, Bulls ...... 10 0 Total ...;..;...... 92 15 0 DISTRESS RELIEF FUND POOR OF BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ..■BELGIUM. The Wellington Committee of the Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Distress Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following :— ■ £ s. d. Previously acknowledged ... 469 4 10 Dr. : M'Gavin 10 10 0 Captain and Mrs. Evans... 10 0 0 Mre. (Dr.) Martin 4 , 2 2 0 M. J. Kilgour 6 5 0 T. Shields ..;....; 110 Mr. T. Shields's Staff ...:.. 0 11 0 Wellington Gas Company's employees (Miramar works, per The Dojiin- , ion) A... 616 6 505 10 4 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. . ■ ■■•■_ ; . £s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 2167 17 8 Employees Gas Company (Miramar works, per The Dominion) . 219 3 2170 16 11 The special collection of Palmerston North All Saints' Anglican Church on Sunday, for the Belgian Relief Fund, produced £21; and at St. Patrick's, £38' 13s. 9d.—Palmerston correspondent. • Daffodil Day, held in Invercargill on Saturday, in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, will result in a total approaching £600 when all the amounts come in. Included in the total is a donation of £100 from the railway employees of Southland.—Press Association. Whilst at Home Mr. J. Tripe (who returned by tho Tainui yesterday) said that it was reported, by the Press that tin signs advertising somebody's cocoa had b'eon found all over "' Northern Franco, on the rever-a* sides of which were found printed in Gorman all kinds of information regarding the surrounding country, calculated to be of service jto the invading army.. ' \