PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2320, 30 November 1914, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUND

DISTRESS RELIEF FUND 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 reoeipt of the following, donations to the Fund:— . .- ' ■ \ „ \ •'■■■■' & s. d. Previously acknowledged ...9,061 i 0 Employees of Singer Sewing Machine Coy. third contribution to fund) ...'... 918 0 Mrs. H. Taylor, Pahautanui, proceeds of sale (of case *of lettuce, per N.Z. -, Farmers' District Co., Ltd. U 15 0 Mr. H. B. Lethbridge, Pa-, hiatua, proceeds of. sale' :of bale of wool, per Levin and Co., Ltd. ... 19 310 A. M. P. Society /(Industrial Branch) 12 0 Chas. A. Kuapp 20 0 0 P. Hastwell , 1.0 0 Proceede of lecture by Professor Easterfield (per Hon. J. G. W. , Aitken) .;..: 40 0 0 Glenburn Shearing . Shod, Hinakura ' 317 6 Palmerston North Farmers' Patriotic Fund... 50 0 0 Total 9207 0 4 MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. ';■..■: *' '£■ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged *2774 1 10 Karori Defence Rifle Club... 5 0 0 Total :.............. 2779 1 10 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. ~'.'*' £ s, d. Amount previously acknowledged : 2805 18 2 •Wellington. Harbour Board 200 0 0 ; . ■ • ■■'■. ; £3005 18 .2

"THE DOMINION" LISTS. The following are the donations to Tjie Dominion's War Fund lists to date:— ..-■.-'■■ BELGIAN 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. £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 6080 16 '8 Eltham Belgian Relief Fund 100' 0 .0' Gisborne, "Herald" subscription list ....,.......:....... 95 13 0 Pakiheroa Station shearers .' 15 0 0 Christmas tree ■ and bran tub, organised by three little girls at Kilbirnie, Margaret -'Collins, Dora . Curtis, and Madge Grif-. ' ■.■ ■ . -fiths '12 ■ s*o G. R. Moore, Gisborne 6 16 6 G. Maxwell, Gisborne ....... 5 2 3 Sale of tea-cloth, accountants, • Accountants' branch, G.P.O. .......:.. 5 0 0 GisbUrne borough employees 10 0 Total 6321 13 5 WAR FUND. Amount previously aeknow- ' ledged .....;.-......•.■..;....... 1970 13' 0 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund, for the relief, of local cases of distress are:—' • .;" .'■,■£ "e. d. Amount previously'acknowledged- ■„; 347 17 8 D. -Ryne-- ~ 11 fi W. Rcldine n 6 L...Gosney H 6 Total ...'..,....... 349 12 2 BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the Blanket Fund in aid of the distressed in England, France, and' Belgium, are:— ; ■•■-■-.-'■ £ 6. d. .Amount previously acknowledged .. ; ;...;.............. .134 12 0 Contributors to The Dominion Blanket Fund will be pleased to know that as a result of their generosity, three bales of blankets have been purchased from the.'; Wellington Woollen Co., and have been sent forward to tlie Old Country for distribution to those in .necessitous oircumstances in; England and on the 'Continent of Europe. As a result of the. : kindly forethought' of subscribers many -who would otherwise have had to face the rigours of a severe winter badly supplied will be provided with some protection from the intensely cold weather. ' ; •■'■•'.

SOUTH'' CANTERBURY'S EFFORT. (By Telegraph-Prese Association.) ■ TimarUj November 27. The South Canterbury- Patriotic Committee's balance-sheet shows the receipts to be £11,414,' and the payments about £5500, both including too value of 82 -horses, saddlery and • produce given, about £2600. The rest" of the outlay, except £200 sent to : the High Commissioner, was spent on outfit and materials. .The Mayoress's Committees have packed between 18 and 19 thousand garments, new- and mended, ; for shipment ..Home.'-.-This''work is still going on. The Home arid' Belgian Relief Fund stands at over £6000.

(By Teiecra pi-Press Association.! , Eltham, November 28. A gift auction of goods and stock held here to-day in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund was very successful. Gifts were numerous and useful, and bidding brisk. A' Belgian flag realised £137. The total is'estimated to realise over. £700.* .: . :