PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2667, 12 January 1916, Page 9

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. His Worship tlie Mayor acknowledges the following:— ,£ 6. d. Amount previously acknowledged 4.951 5 7 J. AV. Wallace (two monthly contributions) 2 2 0 ■£■1983 7 7 Credit balance in hand at this date, .£lOl 15s. Gd. WOUNDED SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AND DEPENDENTS' FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 16,050 10 1 Patriotic .cake room (Bth instalment) 7 0 0 Proceeds Corporation employees' annual picnic U 0 0 1G 1 MAYOR'S BELGIAN FUND. His Worship tlio Mayor acknowledges the following :— J! s. d.. Amount previously acknowledged 4,G65 3 10 Inglis Bros. (63rd instalment)... .10 0 J. Hainbly, Eiibirnie 12 0 0 ,£4,678 '3 10 "THE DOMINION" LIST. N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE GIFT TOBACCO FUND. Every half-crown contributed to the Fund means 100 cigarettes and 4oz. of tobacco for <listribution amongst New Zealandera at the front; and what is equally important, each package will contain a printed slip, stating that it is a gift presented by the people of New Zealand. Contributions, however small, are going to bring 6ome measure of pleasure to men who are laying down their lives for us overseas. .£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 1443 19 2 Per Guinness, Chelerin, Ltd., Waimato 0 14 0 Total ,£1444 13 2 SERBIAN RELIEF FUND. .£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 290 7 9 Per Rev. J. Mayo 18 2 1 Total ,£3OS 9 10 The Rev. J. Mayo, writing from the vicarage, Kimbolton, encloses a cheque foi w£lß 2s. Id., a contribution to the Serbian Relief Fund. In the course of his covering letter Mr. Mayo states tliafc the sum furnished represents "the contents of alms boxes for that purpose in the following churches:— £ s. d.. St. Agnes (Kiwitea) 615 3 St.'Saviour's (Kimbolton) G 1 i St. Paul's (Cheltenham) 2 10 9 St. Mary's (Beaconsfield) 2 14 9 All these churches are in the Kiwitea Parochial District. At the last-named church some contemptible thief rifled the alms box ami stole some .£3 in gold anil silver that is actually known of, possibly more, so that the Beaconsfield total would have reached some ,£6 otherwise. As it io, only a small scattered community (no township whatever), and the people had denied themselves Cor the purpose, of helping the Serbians, the 'sacrilegious theft is the more 'contemptible, and much indignation is felt amongst the liberal givers. It would go hard with the thief if he were discovered." -