PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2332, 14 December 1914, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

DISTRESS BELIEF 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 receipt of the following donations to 1 the Fund:— £ ■■!. d. Previously acknowledged 15,009 11 10 F. C. Bolton 5 5 0 The Lytton Street School Committee, Feilding ... 6 6 3 Wanganui Patriotic Committee (per His Excellency the Governor) 500 0 0 Per "Evening. Post"— "T.M. and W." ..- 10 0 D.Robertson ~ 5 0 0 "A Witness" (per s.s. Manuka) '. •. 010 0 John Cook ;...... 2 0 0 Children of Karori 10 15 0 Contributions from Presbyterian . Churches, per : Presbyterian Church Trustees 308 18 10 Eketahuna; Musical Union, per Mrs. Turner, Mayoress ...: 4 10 6 Mr. and Mrs. H.S.B. and daughter 3 0 0 Proceeds from tea rooms run by ladies of Pal- - merston North and district at Manawatu A. and P. show ... ...... 500 0 0 Proceeds auction sale, Mr. T. A. Duncan's merino wether, "Kaiser Bill," sold at Manawatu A. and arid P. show (Belgian Relief Fund} ...... 800 9 3 Proceeds auction sale.- Mr. ;H. H. Hunt's Yorkshire boar,,sold at Manawatu' A. and P. Show' .(Belgian Relief Fund) ....... 18 14 0 Proceeds auction', sale' of ''" Messrs. Collinson and Cunninghame's. Belgian flag, sold at Manawatu A. and P. Show (Bel- <', gian Relief Fund) ...... '20 5 0 Proceeds two-thirds Mr. R. i A. M'Kenzie's heifer,. used in _ weight-judging competition at Manawatu A\ and P. Show . (Belgian Relief Fund)... 10 16 0 ; £17.013 1 8 Donors of clo thing arc requested to note that the clothing'fund closes on December 14. after which date all -gifts'of olothingrnust. h'p sent direct to the High Commissioner in London. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. : The following'are the donations to The 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 6821 17 6 Wanganui Fund (per His ;■ Worship the Mayor, further instalment, making total to date, £1058 10s. 6d.) : ................ 231 0 3 Gisborne Citizens' Defence Fund ......:............./.... 46 16 6 Cardiff (Taranaki) War Fund 28 7 6 "A,Few Old Craven Girls" 22 6.0 Mis. J. M. Moorhouse 20 0 0 "W.W." :...;.;• ; 10 0 Mrs. 8., Cross Creek 0 3 0 Mrs. Bryan ,0 2 0 Eltham Patriotic Fund (3rd instalment, making total : of £1000) ; 800 0 0 "F.D.G." ...'. 3 0 0 "G.G.8.", ..:....;....„..'.. 2-0 0 Total 7976 13 3 MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND.

* £ s. d. Previously acknowledged ... 3711 14 Jl Staff Wellington Harbour , .(Bth instalment) 015 6 ■■.'., £3712 10 5 MAYOR'S .WAR DISTRESS FUND. , . £ n. d. Previously acknowledged ... 3116 6 8 Staff Wellington Harbour Board (Bth instalment) 14 1 0 . £3130 7 8 GIFTS OF CLOTHING. By TeleerarJi—Pres3 Association—Ojnyilelit / London, December 1L The clothing forwarded by the Fanner Company of i Sydney has been distributed to Belgian refugees and British poor. A portion was also given to the American Relief Commission and dispatched to Belgium. The relief organisation highly appreciate the gift.