PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2611, 5 November 1915, Page 2

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

LATEST DONATIONS The following contributions to the various War Belief Funds have been received by tho Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs:— BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledged, a; 158,815 Us. Bd.; Poor of Britain and Belgium Fund, Blenheim, .£7O 10s.; Acting-Belgian Consul, Christchurch, .£l7 Is.; per R. Stewart, Queenstown, M lis. 7d.; Paliiatraa Belgian Relief Fund, ,£25; Kntikati Road Board, £2; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, .£6O 15s. 9d.; Raetihi Patriotic Fund, £19 Is. 6d.; Cardiff Patriotic Committee, ,£ls; Southland. Patriotic Committee, ,£2000; South Invercargill Borough Council, .£5; Officers of Public Service, .£G 18s.; Otago Patriotic and General Welfare Association, .£3637 6s. 3d.; total, .£161,711 Is. !kl. RED CROSS FUND. Previously acknowledged. .£763 ss. 5d.; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, .£'3l Bs.; Poor of Great Britain and Allies' Relief Fund, Masterton, J22000f Ormondrille Patriotic Committee, .£l2 Hs. Id.; per Mayor of Tcmuka, Mo; Mrs. M. Pell, Nikau Bay, .£5; Woodville Patriotic Committee, i'3B 16s. 6d.; J. Bone, Bell Block, Tarauaki, Jslj Mrs. A. L.. Murray, Auckland, .£10; per Mayor of Grey town, .£29 lis. 3d.; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Royse, Waiuta, Jih os. Gd.; Ladies' Nursing Division, St. iTohai Ambulance Brigade, Hamilton, Ma 12s. Bd.; D. Cameron, Te Maire, £\; "W.R.," Bakataramea, is. 6d.; Dannevirke Branch, AYomcn's Medical Corps, National Reserve, .£63' 55.; total, .£3031 17s. lid. , N.Z. RED CROSS FUND. Previously acknowledged, 7s. id.; per Miss Annie Ij. Kirk, Port Awamii, ,£2O; total, ;£B2i9 7s. id. NO/2 N.Z. HOSPITAL SHIP FUND. Previously acknowledged, 17s. Bd.; Woodville Patriotic Committee, .£l2; through Mayoress, Pahiatua: Mrs. G. R. Bcnnison 55., Mrs. E. W. Morgan 10s., Mrs. G. Moore £1; total, .£5536 12s. Bd.

N.Z. WAR RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledged, JJS3I2 Us. 2d.; per R. Stewart, CJueenstown, .£lO 12s. 3d.; Officers of Public Service. ,£52 ■ ss. 9d.; total, 9s. Bd.

POLISH RELIEF FUND. .Previously acknowledged, ,£49 lis. 2d.; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, .£8 Us. 6d.; total, .£SB ss. Bd.

SERBIAN RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledged, .£1126 18s. Id.; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, ,£l7 195.; total, MM -17s. Id.

RELIEF OF DISTRESS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND FUND. Previously acknowledged, ifilOOO; D. Cameron, To Maire, .£l'; total, ,£lOOl. BELGIAN ORPHAN CHILDREN IN ENGLAND FUND. Previously acknowledged, £36 155.; "Evening Star," Dunedin, collections, .£10; total, JM6 15s. PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. Previously acknowledged, .£2622 Is. Bd.; Lawrence Patriotic Committee, .£l3 Os. Gd.; Woodville Patriotic.. Committee, £'i 10s.; total, .62637 12s. 2d. BELGIANS IN ENGLAND RELIEF FUND. Previously acknowledged, ,£626 10s.; "Evening Star," Dunedin, collections, •£9O; total, .0716 10s. MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— ' £ s. d.. Amount previously acknowledged 4760 16 11 Mrs. J. A. Plimmer (monthly contribution) 10 0 Mr. J; E. Palmer (three monthly contributions) !.... 3 0 0 ;..,./ • 16 11 Credit,-balance., in. hand'at this" date".!.V,,;;tt.\.:!i.{'.V.-....<. .£162 S 0' MAYOR'S BELGIAN FUND. His Worship • the Mayor acknowledges the following:— . : - Ji 6. d. Amount previously acknowledged • ........4385 18 1 Gear Co. employees, 33rd, 34tn,and 35th instalment 18 13 3 .£4404 11 .1 HOSPITAL SHIP FUND, NO. 2. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— Amount previously acknowledged - 1123 i g U h. Galwcy - 3 0 0 ,„, ™ , ' ! 4 9 the Wellington Provincial Branch of the Dominion Belgian Relief Fund acknowledges the following donations:— .£ s. d ■ Already acknowledged 19,827 ■ 8 8 A. E. Gulbransen, military pay for September 1 17 6 A.M.P. Industrial Department (12th instalment) 18 0 Eketahuna Branch (11th instalment), per Thos. Bedding 50 0 0 Whangainomona- District (2nd instalment) 44. is 1 A. M. Hibbcrt, 4 months at ss. 10 0 Telegraphi Workshops, eighth contribution, per B. Cameron 110 0 Paraparaumu District (Btli instalment), per F, P. Walklev 97 10 Employees Munt, Cottrell and Co. (29th and 60th instalments) 612 9 Employees Munt, Cottrell and Co. (31st instalment) '. 38 0 Employees Munt, Cottrell and Co. (32nd instalment) 3 6 9 A. E. Gulbransen, military pay for October 1 18 9 "Evening Post," 3rd instalment 600 0 0 .£20,552 16 4 SHILLING GIFT FUND. The Associated Amateur Sports acknowledge the . following donations to the Christmas Shilling Gift ■- Previously acknowledged 451 IS IP, British Empire Trading Co. ... 1 1 0' Staff, Central Agencv 10 0 Staff, Bing, Harris and Col .... 113 0 Mrs. E. M. George 10 0 Staff, City Engineer's Depf. .„• 1 g q Staff, AYerawja Training Farm 3 5 6 . .£461 6 5J "THE DOMINION" LfSTS. N,Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE GIFT TOBACCO FUND. Every half-crown contributed to the Fund means 100 cigarettes and 4oz. of tobacco for distribution amongst New Zeulanders at the front; and what is equally- important, each package will contain a printed slip, stating that it ia a. gift presented by tiio people of New Zealand. Contributions, however email are going to bring some measure of plea* ure to men who are laying down their lives for us "overseas. Previously acknowledged 451 2 i Contributions from Okawa, , H.B. (per Mrs. H. C. Lowry) 9 1 Q D. Anderson, Hnnkey Street ... 5 0 0 Stamp Office, Wellington 1 0 0 I''. M. Greig 0 2 6 Staffs, Telegraph Bureaux and Operating Room, G.P.0., ,Wol- 3 lington G 14 3 A. Levy 2 2 0 Total ~...£465 2 4