PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2488, 15 June 1915, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

FOR THE HOSPITAL SHIP j Furthor donations received by the Undor-Secretary, Department of Internal Affaire, towards tho New Zealand Hospital Ship Fund, are:— £ s. Previously acknowledged 30,973 0 S 1 .Mrs. Suian Harding, Pctone ... 5 0 (I 1 H. P. Washhouiue, Port Nelson 10 0 Bothwell Baiter, ,Ngaturi 0 1 o Subscriptions received through 1 Mayor of Foxton: W. B. Barber, JcS; Saunders Bros., ' £2 2s. 6d 7 2 6 Wm. Hume, Peatherston 5 0 0 1 Master Steptoe, Goldie's Brae, 1 Wellington 010 0 Wilson Bros., Makuri 10 0 0 • Ohakune Church of England offertory 3 4 0 1 Subscriptions received through i Hon. Dr. Collins Miss E. C. Robinson, Park Terrace, Ch'ristchurch ... 100 0 0 Per A. G. Watt ins, Auckland Women's Navy Belief Fund 45 0 0 The ladies of Norsewood, Napier, per the president, Mrs. A. 11. Veitch S 13 0 W. E. Bethune, Wellington 50 0 Subscriptions received through the following Post offices: Uruti, 10s.; Apiti, i' 3 4s. fid.; Cheviot, £67 15s. 6d. (Cheviot ladies' social); Dunedin, .£5 'os. 3d.; Hokitika, ■£■1; Leigh, .£1; Levin, 10s.; Ngaruawahia, 155.; Tangowahine, .£2OO (Tangowahine Basket Social Committee); Westport, 2s. 6d.; Whitianga, 25.; Invercargill, XI 65.; Kawhia, 155.; Kirwee, £2, 2s. 6d.; Kaikohe, lis.; Raglan, £7 135.; Wellington, £9 16s. 6d 306 3 9 Total 31,469 14 11 . Donations received by the Hon. Dr. Collins are:—Two little boys, 6 nailbrushes; "Anonymous," 2 pillow-cases, 2 towels; "Anonymous," 2 bath cloths; "Anonymous," 1 pt.ir towels, 6 -pillowslips, 2.cholera belts, 1 balaclava; Maggie Taylor, 6 handkerchiefs; Mrs. Timmine, 8 hot water bottle covers; the Eed Cross, Timaru, 4 cases of goods. ' THE "DOMINION" LIST. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 191 10 6 Opatu Settlers 6 0 G J. Holderness 0 10 0 Total ; I9S • 1 0 WOUNDED SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AND DEPENDENTS' FUND, His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— £ s. d. A inoirnt previously acknowledged 7845 16 11 Miriam Mason 10 0 Herbert Seatoun ..(2nd instalment). .". 5 0 0 Total 7851 16 11 MARLBOROUGH FUND. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Blenheim, June 14. The Mayor, Mr. J. J. Corry, at a meeting on Saturday, inaugurated a fund for the Marlborough wounded and dependents. There was a liberal response and ,£2600 was promised in the room. Marlborough's full quota for the 7th Reinforcements was enthusiastically farewelled. POSITION IN DUNEDIN. Dunedin, June 14. It was stated at a meeting of the Patriotic Association to-day that the patriotic funds included a sum of i 14,650, representing unconditional donations by tho public. It was resolved to set aside -£13,000 for tlie maintenance and assistance of returned soldiers, sailors, and dependents, also the dependents of those who may dio on active service or may die after their return to the Dominion as a result of active service. The sum of ,£IOOO was allocated for the purpose of local needs. PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM. At the end of last year Messrs. W. Parkinson and Co., monumental sculp, tors, of Auckland, sent forward to the Panama Pacific Exposition a very interesting exhibit, consisting of a bird study in marble, standing on an alabaster pedestal. The firm has written to the secretary of the New Zealand Executive Committeo connected with the Exposition, informing him that it desires tho exhibit to be disposed of as soon as possible after the close of the Exposition, and the proceeds credited to the fund which has been established for assisting wounded and disabled New Zealandera. The exhibit is valued at about i!SO. BELGIAN RELIEF. The Dominion Belgian Belief Fund (Wellington Provincial branch) acknowledges the following:— £ 6. d. Already acknowledged 12,686 5 2 Eketakuna Belgian Relief 107 7 7 F. W. Roivley "2 9 0 "Four Workers" 110 A.M.P. (Industrial Department) 16 0 Huntemlle people, per T. G'. Taylor 21 1$ 0 Wellington Meat Export Company, Euapehn shipment ... 28113 0 Residents of Paraparaumu, per F. P. Walkley (9th instalment) 20 0 0 New Plymouth branch of Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund ... 85 13 9 Herbertvilie Patriotic Horse Sports Club, per "N.Z. Times" 20 12 0 Collected by Evening Post" (2nd instalment) 1,000 0 0 His Worship the Mayor's Fund (2nd instalment) 2,000 0 0 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Marton 44 0 0 "Four Workers" 1 1 0 Collected by "N.Z. Times" ... 21 10 4 H. and M. Blundell 10 0 0 Collected by "Sympathiser" ... 1 13 1 .£16,305 17 11 MAYOR'S NEW FUND. £ e. d. Amount previously acknowledged 3104 13 7 Proceeds of benefit, held St. Anne's Hall, Green Street, j Newtown. May 17. per Mnn- ! day Weekly Social Assembly 5.0 0 ,£3109 13 7 NEW ZEALAND DONATIONS IN 1 LONDON. By Telegraph—Pro&s Association—Copyright London, June 13. The Belgian Committee has received I £10(10 from the Otago Patriotic Association and JIMO from the Wairarap'a Asso- - elation. ) f ANAESTHETIC EMERGENCY FUND. Donations ■ received by the Hon. Dr. . \Y. E. Collins yesterday are: — £ s. d. E. C. Sowtell,' Wellington 10 0 [ Per P. Jackson, Wairoa— j Mr. C. F. Pulley 33 0 Mr. H. G. Gibson Ill) Miss E. V. Jeffries 10 0 Jlr. J. Bowie 110 Mrs. I). '.f. M'Donaid 10 0 Sir. J. It. Gardiuei 10 0 Mr. W. C. Bauld 0 10 G Mr. P. G. Watson 0 10 6 Mf. 0. G. Hurker 0 10 6 Air. C 4. Melville 0 10 0 t Miss Br.inn 0 5 0 "A.P..A." o 2 6 Dalgety and Co.'s staff 2 12 G Collected by Miss Robh 7 11 6