PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 2

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

THE SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS FURTHER DONATIONS Further donations to the Soldiers' Christmas Dinner Fund are as follow:— Marlborough Patriotic Committee, .£ls; Upper Hutt district (second donation/, .£39 Gs. Id.; Mrs. (Dr.) Pomare, .£1 Is.; W. Bethune (per Dominion), ,£1; Mayor of Tiniaru, .£5; S. Downes, J£s; A. E. Kernot, .£1 Is.; Mr. and Mrs. A. K. S. Mackenzie, 35.; Upper Hutt district (balance), £i I is. 6d. Total to date, J3S7O 4s. 6d. i The Mayoress of Ilawera has telegraphed that a parcel of goods for the Christmas dinner has been forwarded, and a cheque is to follow. WOUNDED SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AND DEPENDENTS' FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges tho following:— J! 6. d. Amount previously acknowledged : 15,231 16 C Swamp Employees, Whitaunui, Ltd., Shannon (further instalment) lit l H. Chapman 2 0 0 "livening Post" list 48 9 10 Proceeds of Home Bazaar, inaugurated by Mrs. P. Fauvol... 10 0 0 Proceeds sale of articles made by inmates of Ohiro Home 12 6 Patriotic Cake Room (stli instalment) 12 12 0 Staff, Wellington Harbour Board (14th instalment) ..... 5 6 6 Collection at Soldiers' Club ... 5 2 6 Proceeds of Mrs. Hanson's (cake) art union 5 0 0 £15,323 3 10 MAYOR'S BELGIAN FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges tho following:— £, s. d. Amount previously acknow- • ledged 4590 0 10 H. Chapman '. 10 0 Halcombe School Children (2nd instalment) 0 7 0 Gladstone School (lOtli and 11th instalments) : "1 5 0 Inglis.Bros. (COth instalment) ... 1 0 0' £4593 12 10 MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. His Worsmp the Mayor acknowledges the following:— £ s. d Amount previously acknowledged 4933 6 7 Staff, Wellington Harbour Board (27th instalment) r .. 0 2 0 £4933 8 7 Credit balance in hand at this date, £98 9s. 3d. "THE DOMINION" I.IST. 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 ZcalandeTS at the front; and wliat is equally important, each package will contain a printed slip, statir g that it'is a gift presented by xlio , people of New Zealand. Contributions, however small, are going to bring some measure of pleasure to men who are laying down their lives for us' overseas. £ g. d. Previously acknowledged 1406 17 6 H. Chapman, 98 The Terrace ... 10 0 "E.H.A." 0 5 0 Stewart Dawson'and Co 1 0 0 Total- £1409 2.6 Per H. W. Sharp, Ashhurst ... 012 6 Per. Jas. Sutherland, Benmori, Oamaru ......J. 6 10 0