THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2286, 21 October 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST

DEPARTMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS Tho following donations have been received by tho Prime Minister:— £ s. d. Victoria Valley Athletic Sports Club, Wanganui... 15 0 0 Goro Citizens' Defence Fund Committee, Gore 395 8 2 Parliamentary Press Gallery t 21' O P Tolaga and Hamiti Native owners in Paremata and. Mangaliere Blocks (£100) ' (£SO of this was given by tlio Natives for the Belgian Relief Fund, and£so for tho Patriotic Fund), Tologa Bay 60 0 0 Tologa Bay Defence Fund (2nd 'instalment) 88 10 7 Waipiro Bay District, Wai- . piro Bay (2nd instalment) 24 8 6 Stoke Patriotic Fund, Moana, Stoke (through Stanley Adams) . 102 1 6 Contributions to the War Fund' by staffs of the Government Departments for August:— Agricultural, £315 ss. "3d.; Audit Office, £35 55.; Crown Law Office, £18 10s. 3d.; Customs, £107 17s. lid.; Dominion Laboratory, £7 15s. 6d.; Education, £188 2s. 9d.; Government Life Assurance, £01 Bs.; Immigration, £3 2s. 2d.; Internal Affairs, £62 18s. Id.; Justice, £228 155.; Lands and Survey, £270 3s. 9d.; Labour, £65 6s. Id.: Lands for Settlements, £3 35.; Land and Income Tax, £29 2s. 4d.; Legislative, £38 3s. 2d.; Museum, £3 17s. 6d. j Marino and Inspection of Machinery, £113 14s. 7d.; Mental Hospitals, £178 16s. 7d.; Mines, £51 3s. 10a.; National Provident Fund and F.S. Office, £11 10s. lOd.; Public Service Commissioner's Staff, £8 lis.; Public Sori'ico Superannuation Board's Staff, £2 95.; Printing and Stationery, £93 7s. 6d.; Pensions, £18 Is. 5d.; Public Trust Office, £50 7s. Id.; Public Works, £370 15s. 6d.: Public Health, £65 ss. Id.; RegistrarGenoral's Office, £16 19s. 6d. ; Native Department, £48. 65.. 2d. j State Advances Office, £26 2s. lOd.; State Fire Insurance, £22 35.; Stamps, Lands and Deeds, £68 13s. 9d.; Treasury, £21 125.; Tourist, £46 Is. 3d.; Valuation, £78 Is. 7d.; Post Office, £2000: Polico Force, £658 18a. 6d. Total, £5389 16s. 9d. A Press Association message from InveTcargill states that the third contribution of £350 was cabled to tho Hic;h Commissioner from the Southland district yesterday for the Belgium Relief Fund. The sum of £1150 has now been forwarded from Southland. MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. £ s, d. Amount previously acknowledged 2,732 1 0 Roseneath and Oriental Bay Patriotio Committee ■■ 28 9 4 £2,760 10 4 "THE DOMINION" LIBTS. The following are the donations to The Dohinion's War Fund lists to date:— WAR FUND. £ s. d. Amount previously acknow- ' , ledged' 2378 0 1 BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the/ fund for ths relief of the Belgians in distress will subsequently bo to the authorities in Belgium for distribution. £ s. d. Amount previously acknow- . . ledged 2584 . 3 .7. Eltham Citizens (per Mr.'O. A. Wilkinson, M.P.) ; 100 0 0 A. W. Rutherford, Mendip Hills •••• 100 0 0 H. G. Gibson and H. Best, Eltham 20 0 0 "R.G., Kakariki 0 10 0 • Total 2804 13 7 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund foi the relief of local cases of distress.are:— £ b. d. Amount previously acknowledged 333 7 8 BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the Blanket Fund in aid of the distressed in England, France, and Belgium, are:— £ d. Amount previously acknow- _ „ ! ledged J .123 7. 0 CIFT TOBACCO FUND. THE GENERAL LIST. •• Contributions to this fund for the supply of cigarettes and tobacco to members of tho New Zealand Expeditionary Force while at'the front may' bo sent either to this office or to His Worship the Mayor. ■ . £ s.*d. Amount already acknow- ' ledged '89 4 0 FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN,. IRELAND AND BELGIUM.. The Wellington Committee of the Poor of .Great Britain , and, Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund acknowledges Tefceipt of the' following donations to the fund:— , n \ £ . s. a. Amount previously-acknow-ledged 1.598 ,5 7 "A Friend" 0 3 J. L. Ptirdie, Waikanae ... 0 5 0 \\. P. Haly, Karori 0 10 0 "Eva" 5 0 0 Stewart Douglas 5 0 0 v"J.E.C." 0 10 0 Geo. Farmery '...: • 1 " Proceeds of sale of Glenlyon Tuck Boxes, - per A. J. Petherick 1 12 0 Basil Cooper Hardware Co. (special window display)... 1 19 Ekotnhuna Expeditionary . Forco and Belgium Relief ' Fund 9 18 0 £1,623 12 4