THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2408, 13 March 1915, Page 8

THE BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

MONEYS CABLED HOME

A DETAILED STATEMENT

The. following is a statement of the moneys cabled to H.E. the Belgian Ambassador, London, by the Consul at Wellington (the Hon. C. J. Johnston):— • . £ s. d. March 11, 1915. —Total per Dominion List as at March ' 11, 1915 20,288 14 8 Amount received from Gis- . borne prior' to October 24, 19U 1,800 0 0 Amount received from Hastings prior to November 5, ■ 1914 2,350 0 0 .£24.438 14 8 Sept. 23, 1914—Eemitted by Consul by cable per N.Z. ■ Government, free 'of all charges: Inom Gisborne, .£1300; flora Hastings, Dominion list, .£880; . 4,180 0 0 Oct. 13.—Eemitted bv Consul by cable per Government: Dominion List ... 1,000 0 0 Oct. by Consul by cable per N.Z. Government: Gisbcme, .£500; List, £000 1,400 0 0 Nov. s.—Eemitted by Consul by table per N.Z. Government: Hastings, .£350; DOMINION List,' i 950 1,300 0 0 Nov. 19.—Eemitted by Consul by cable per N.Z. Gov- . eminent: Dominion List... 1,500 8 0 Dec. B.—Eemitted 'by Consul by cable per N.Z. Government: Dominion List ... 1,000 0 0 Dec.- 17—Dominion List 1,700 0 0 Dec. 23 ; „ '„ 2,920 0 0 Jan. 11,1915 „ „ 2,200 0 0 Feb. 3 „ „ 1,200 0 0 l?eb. 20 „ „ 1,600 o 0 Mar. i „ , 2,750 6 0 Mar. 12 . „ „ 1,600 go Cash in hand at Dominion, March 11, 1915 ~. 88 14 8 ■ .£24,438 14 8 Prior to November 5, 1914, the amounts received by . the' Consnl from • Hastings and Gisborne .were not. published in the Dominion List.' • Messrs. Watkins, Hull and 'Wheeler, public accountants, certify that they have examined the above statement, and compared it with the published subscription list appearing in the Dominion newspaper, and also with copies of the letters of acknowledgment sent by the local Belgian Consul to Gisborne and Hastings, and certify that the, various amounts, as detailed, have been handed to the New Zealand Government to ba cabled to the Belgian Ambassador in London, free of all charges. '

MAYOR'S (NEW) FUND. Amount previously acknowledged . ; 274 6 11 P. S. Easton ........... 110 0 0 Gladstone School, Masterton (Ist instalment) 10 0 Martinborough School (Ist instalment)'' .. ■ • 2' 4 7 Mr. and Mrs; W. Griffiths... .2,2 0 A. E. Harnor r box collection, Kolburn Tram ....... 217 4 J.F. .. 0 10 0 Kilbirnie School (2nd week-ly-in5ta1ment)'.,.,...,..'.,.,. '212 2 '' ,' . 395 13 0 THE "DOMINION" LIST. Contributions to the fund for th« relief of the. Belgians in distress will subsequently be forwarded to th« authorities ill Belgium for distribution:— £ s. d. Previously acknowledged . 20,391 17 8 Mrs.- D. H. Riddilord, • ' Featherst-on (first monthly instalment) ... 10 0 0 Phillip Lowrv (sale of heifer, per N.Z. Loan and . Mercantile Agency Co.) 4 15 0 M.S.S. 12 6 ''CaTpenter"- 10 0 Total .................. 20,407 15 2 MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. '. . ,- £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 3786 11 8 Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sergeant (Bth instalment) ... 012 0 3787 3 8