PATRIOTIC FUNDS .

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2657, 31 December 1915, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUNDS .

\ ;.. ■ : . <> —-■, FRENCH RED CROSS. . Further donations' have been received by the Consular Agent for France as under:— • ' £ S. d. Joshua Johnson, Queen Charlotte ' ' Sound . 5 0 0 Mrs. A. E. Atkinson, Wellington - :.. 10 0 Miss Janet Atkinson,. Wellington 10 0 Rev; Dr. Gibß 0 5 0 ' ■ • :: : - 5 : The above makes a ■ total of Is. This sum has been remitted to the French authorities interested. "THE DOMINION" LIST. N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE GIFT • ■ TOBACCO FUND. ■ Every half-crown _ contributed to, ~ the. Fundmeans 100..<«|gareUe3- and.-i6z'.. : of tobacco fof distribution amongst ' New Zcalanders nt tke front; and what is equally important, eacli package will confain a printed slip, stating that it is ■a gift presented by the people of New Zealand. Contributions,; hoivever small, are-going to bring some measure of. pleasure!; to men who are laying 1 down; thier lives for us overseas. ,;t. ■ ." jj s. «i. Previously acknowledged 1436 12 7 Pen the Wellington Farmers' • Jleat Co., Ltd., Jlaaterton ... 17 6 Total .'. .£1438 0 1 ■ BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. .< £ s. <1. Previously acknowledged 27,401 1 10 Fitzliefbei-t Terrace School : (nionthly donation) ; 8. 9 0 , Total JH7,403 10 0 ■•.SERVIAN RELIEF FUND. £ 8. d;. Previously acknowledged 281 6:3 Jlrs.;-Kora Gorton, Bulls ......... 5 0 6 ;T":. JB2SG G 9 -MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS.' ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE MAYOR. The- Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) desires 'us to acknowledge the following donations whidli: have come to hand since the beginning.of the holidays:— « ' i!79i 10s. from the Hastings Patriotic Committee for tho No. 2 Hospital Shin Fund; £% from Dr. Jas. Gibb for the Christmas Dinner Fund; £3 Bs. for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, received for the sale: of geese presented by Mr. Alward, and sold at auction by Townsend and Paul; <£1 4s. 3d. for the Red Cross Fund for a case of tomatoes donated by Mr. L. Estcoprt, of Nelson, and sold by Townsend and Paul; XI 15s. 6d.,'soldiers' subscriptions at Soldiers' Club for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund; £1 (the Gist donation) from Inglis Bros, for the Belgian Fund; .63 10s. (monthly contribution) for'the Belgian Fund from the Levin Patriotic Society ; and ,£4 103. from "Hard Grafter" for the same fund.