RELIEF FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2489, 16 June 1915, Page 5

RELIEF FUNDS

GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE DONATIONS RECEIVED Since the inauguration of the scheme for consolidating all local relief efforts by paying moneys collected to the Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs that officer has received in all £101,488! Uio schcme did not conio into operation until April 1 last, and this total by no means represents ali the money collected 6ince the war began for relief objects. A much larger amount was roi warded for expenditure long before the scheme was established. Nor does this sum include the bulk of the mouevs subscribed for the relief of wounded soldiers. It does not include, for instance, any of the money collected from day to day in this City in connection with the Carnival. '< following are the contributions received by the Under-Secretary for the \arious funds. It will be noted that subscriptions towards the Hospital Ship rund are not included, the reason bedafly-— ' * iaVe ' )Cen ac k now iwlged Belgian Relief Fund. Auckland Provincial Belgian Relief hund, £lilo_os, 9d.; Te Aroha Borough V.SJJ 11 ,.', . Waipa County Council, £<0; Waitomo County Council, £100: Mount Wellington Road Board, £20; Plimmer-Hall Company, £1500; Belgian Relief lund, Rahotu, £117 25.: Dominion Belgian Belief Fund, Wellingtpn. Provincial Branch (for Taranaki), 'A' ' auaia Gun Club, £7 7s. 6d.; Cardiff Patriotic Committee, £24 4s. lid.; Opunako Croquet Club, Te Painga, £66 9s. Bd.; Mangatoki Patriotic Club, £30; New Plymouth Relief Committee, £271 18s. 4d.; "Taranaki .Herald" and Budget Fund,. £2450; JUlham Belgian .Relief Fund Committee, £200; Damievirko County Council, £20: Dominion Belgian Relief Fund, Wellington Provincial Branch (for Hawke's Bay), £112 Is. (id.; Hastings Committee, Belgian Relief Fund, £500; W Johnston, Takapau, £3; Onga Oiiga Belgian Relief Fund, £4 35.; Tamumu Road Board, £20; Waipawa Ladies' Committee, £30; Woodville Patriotic Committee, £143 Is. 6d.; Dannevirke "Evening News" list, £112 3s. lid. • Miss A. B. Johnston, Takapau, £3; Norsewood Patriotic Fund Committee, £12; Ormondville Patriotic Fund, w f?' i > . Wairoa District War Jiund Committee, £200: Waipawa Patriotic Committee, £20; Wairoa Gymkhana, £15 10s.: Waipawa County Council, £81 10s. lid.; Rev. J. C. Abbott, ltaetihl, £15 19 S , Gd.: H. D Bates, Wanganui, £5 os. 6d.; Castlepornt County Council, £10: Colvton bchool Children, £3 3s. j Mrs. A. De V Wellington, £45 Bs.; Dominion Relief i'und, Wellington Provincial [Branch, £467 . lis. 2d.; Eastbourne I ladies Committee, Belgian Relief I'uiid, £132 10s. lid.; Farmers' Union, Waimarmo Branch, llaetihi, £153 feathers ton County. Council. £100 • I'catherston Town Board, £25; Levin School Committee, £32 lis. 6d.; Manakau War jfund Committee, £65 10s.: Mangaweka Town Board, £23 55.; Masterton County Council, £20 os. 6d.: Mauriceville County Council, £2 10s Gd.; John M'Neil, "Peep-o'-Day," KJmbolton,_£s OS.; J. A. Melrose, Mangaweka, osf; N.Z. Farmers' Union, Marton Branch, £253 10s.; Pakiatua BelI fiiaoi llelief , Committee, £25 ; Petone Borough Council, £83 Is. 6d.: Porirua Cemetery 'trustees. £25; Herbert Price Kakariki. Halcombe. £50 45.; Rangataua Belgian Relief Commitee, £17 16s. 9d.; ltangiwahia Sunday School, £5' St. Andrew's Sunday School Children! Maryborough, £5 Is.; Staff of Sarfa ' Eweu > Wellington, £35 lbs.: Utiku Dance Committee, £14 Us. 6a.: Waikaaae Relief Committee, £3 • \\ aimanno County Council, £31 2s. Bd. ■ H airarapa Branch, Poor of Great BriIreland, and Belgium Relief Fuiid, £6(5; Wanganui County Council, £150: Wanganui British Food Fund, £2673 4s. ,4d.; Agnes Warner, Opunake, £6: Akitio County Council, £12 35.: Apiti Ladies Committee, £43 os. 6d.; Feildliig Club, £120; Foxton Borough Council. £111 9s. 6d.; Ihakara Patriotic Committee, £105 16s. Id.; Pahiatua County ■ Council, £50; llaetihi Town 7s ' 6d :i Utiku Card Club, £/ lbs. bd.; Wairarapa South County Council, £25; Waverley Belgian Relief Committee, £507; Belgian Refugee l'ood Fund, Wellington, £500; E. N. Lillitou, Wanganui, £3; Shannon Belgian Relief Fuiid, £150; Marton Patri•ilCmA n 1 & a 'koura County Council £10: Sounds District Belgian Relief Committee. £74 Is. od.; C. J. Ward, Belgian Consul (acting), Christcliurch, £90 Is. 4d.; Kaikoura, Patriotic Committee, £79 12s. lid.; Collingwood Social and Dance Committee, £16 165.; Karamea Fancy Dress- Ball Committee, £14 14s. 3d.; Nelson Belgian Relief Fund, No. 1, £500; Nelson Belgian Relief Fund, No. 2, £250; Westport Patriotic Committee, £175; C. f. Ward Acting Belgian Consul, Christchurch! for Nelson. £91 9s. 10d.; Globe Hill Social Club, £15 25.; Reefton Local Defence Committee, £10: Westland County Council, £12 4s. 5d.; Westland 1 atnofcic Committee, £200 j C J Ward, acting Belgian Consul Christ church, for Westland, £298 Us 2d. ; Brunner Borough Council, £ 15s! 9d.; Grey County Council, £50 13s. 6d ■ Weymouth Borough Council, £46 15s. 6d.; Runanga Borough Council, £14 Is. hughes, Rangiora, 13s. 6d.: H. Shanley Ashburton, £10 10s. 6d.' C. J. Ward, Acting-Belgian Consul, Christchurch, for Canterbury, £702 15s 3d. ; Canterbury Branch, Pior of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Fund Committee, £60,741 3s. Bd. ; Waimairi County Council, £100; Residents of Lower Shotover, £36; Otago Patriotio ilLnc i« ral Welfare Association, £10,095 18s. 7d.; Waihemo County ° S ; T i Od V Caledonian Committee), 0 135.; Donald M'Kay, Rivertori, £4 9s. lOd. ■ Mataura General Welfare Committee, £135 14s. lid.; Southland League, £2841 9s. 6d.; Winton War |und, £11 15s. Bd.; "Gisiorne Times" Subscribers, £600; Gisborne Citizens' Defence Committee, £1862 17s. 5d • Colonel Logan, Samoa, £300; Railway! men s Belgian Relief Fund, £800 • Offivrs, of , Publio , S e rvic e (including lost and Telegraph Department £700, Irovemment Insurance £74 95.), £1833 10s. 4d. T0ta1—£97,330 9s. 3d. New Zealand War Relief Fund. Akitio County Council, £20 13s 6d • Mr. and Mrs H, E. Evans, Welling! ,V J- Gorne, Lower Hutt, £2; Right Hon. W. F. Massey, £100; Oha'"mo A. and P. Association, £1 13 S fad.; Rangitikei Advocate" collections! £12 ; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ritchie, Wellington, £5; Waverley Patriotic Committee, £30; H. A. Lamb, Levin, 10s. bd.; James Newton, Westport, £1 Is • Gretna Ewen Wellington, £1; Jenkins and Mack, Wellington, £50; Officors of the I üblic Service (including Government Insurance £27 • as.), £327 9 S . Total—£ss2 7s. Gd. Serbian Relief Fund. Hawke's Bay A. and P. Society, £100' Lawrence Patriotic Committee,' £9 9s' Gd.; Manaia Gun Club, £5 ss. Gd • Mauriceville County Council, £2 10s.' G. M'Cane, Gladstone, 55.; New Ply! month Rolief Committee, £22 13s. Sd.; Roefton Local Defence Committee, £10 10s.; F. W. Rowley, Wellington, £5; Wanganui British Food Fund, £9 Ifls.' 3d. and £5 2s. 6d.: Waverley Patriotic Committee. -Co; Government Insurance Department, LI. Total—£26s os. 3d. RPd Cross Fund. Ooraldine Home and F.rnpire League, £10; Lawrence Patriotio Committee,

£14 10s. 6d.; Makotuku Patriotic Fund, £25; W. I. Rayson, Wairoa, 10s. 6d,; St. John Ambulance Association, Wellington, £112 16s. 3d.; St. John Ambulanco Association, "Wellington, £57 18s. 6d.; Takaka Patriotic League, £2 25.; Tariki Horticultural Society, £73 12s. lOd.; Te Kuiti Patriotic Fund, £37 7s. 7d.; total, £333 18s. 2d. Widows and Orphans in England Fund. To Kuiti Patriotic Fund, £21 Bs. Relief of Belgians In England Fund. "Evening Star," Dunedin, £390. Beehive Fund. "Evening Star," Dunedin, £25, British and Belgian Relief Fund. Ormondvillo Belgian and British Re- ' lief Fund, £15 18s.; Officers of Justice Department, Blenheim, £3 2s. fid.; total, £19 os. 6d. Montenegrin Relief Fund. New Plymouth Relief Committee, £5 Bs. Montenegrin and Serbian (Jointly) Re-1 lief Fund. Miss N. Johnston, Longwood, Featherston, £10; D. T. Stuart, Welling- | ton, £1; Wairarapa Branch, Poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgian Relief Fund, £2000; total, £2011. Belgian Refugees' Food Fund. Wairarapa Branch, Poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Relief Fund, £100. • New Zealand Expeditionary Forces' Red Cross Fund. Hon. James Allen, Wellington, £25; Dannevirke "Evening News" collections, £8; W. H. Field, on behalf of five little girls at Te Horo, £7; Mrs, and Miss Johnston, Wellington, £1000; Hugh Middleton, Waverley, £5 ss. ; Wanganui Citizens' Committee, £600; V averley Patriotic Fund, £56 lis.: Donald Williamson, East Taiori, 10s.: total, £1702 6s. Allies' Motor Ambulance Fund. Southland League, £165 9s. 7d. Allies' Relief Fund. N.Z. Farmers' Union, Southland Provincial District, £250. British Relief Fund. Bunnythorpe Sports Club, £7 17s. 6d.; Dannevirke "Evening News" collections, £1 9s. Id.; Hawke's Bay A. and P. Society, £35 18s. 7d.; Kaikoura Patriotic Committee, £3 Is.; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, £4 18s. 6d.; Mangatoki Patriotic Club, £15; Waipawa County Council, £16 13s. id.; Wanganui British Food Fund, £40 ss. 6d.; total, £125 3s. 6d. Belgian Relief Fund—For Relief of Belgian Children. Okaiawa children, £15 3s. 9d. Prlnoe of Wales's Fund. Kaikoura Patriotic Committee, £37 6s, Id.; Millerton and Granity Patriotic Committee, £114 18a. Bd.; Wellington Patriotic Committee, £582 10s.; total, £734 14s. 9d. British Wounded Fund. Wanganui British. Food Fund Committeo, £6 10s. British Food Fund. Wanganui British Food .Fund Committee, £403 2s. Bd. Polish Relief Fund. Lawrence Patriotic Committee, £2 6s. 6d. i Anaesthetlos Fund. D. Cameron, Te Maire, £1; R. D. Fell, Maori Bay, £5; total, £6. BrltlshTrawlers' Fund. WaDganui British Food Fund Committee, £3. Queen Mary's Fund. "Wanganui British Food Fund Committee, £2 2s. 6d. Wounded Soldiers' Fund. E. N. Liffiton, Wanganui, £1. Trentham Field Hospital Fund. Wanganui British. Food Fund Committee, £4. Relief of Poor In Great Britain, Iraland, and Belgium Funds. Officers of Government Insurance Department, £13 16s. 6d.