PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2901, 13 October 1916, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

» | CITIZENS'' CHRISTMAS GIFT FUND. Already acknowledged, J!ll2i 7s. 3d.; the Norwoods' entertainment proceeds, £112 19s. 6d.; Brice's Luncheon Rooms, <21 35.; per H. Seaton, staff Briscoe and Co., £3 ss. 6d.; the staff, Kirkcaldio and Stains, Ltd., £3 7s. 3d.; Mrs. B. Darroch, 55.; staff,• George and Doughty, £1 Is.; Philips and Pike, £S;~C. W. Rushbrook, <G1 Is.; Beta, .£1 Is.; A. S. PateTson and Co., .£10; per C. G. Wilson: Silver Grid lis., J. E. Lindberg .61 Is.. D. S. Patrick .£5 55., employees D. S. Patrick 55., - Pearce and Co. 17s. 6d., D. Gillies 10s., Gamble and Creed .£3 2s. 6d., Brourn and Yeats 10s. <J6d., National Bank £1 365., T. G. Graham 55.; E. R. Kirkoaldie; £2 25.; per H. Seaton, Wellington Woollen Mills Clothing Factory employ--1 ees, £5 lis.; Mrs.'J. Varnham, £1; per A. A. Marryatt: Head Office, Customs Department, per T. R. Herd .£2 10s., Staff Quartermaster-General, pay branch, per E. L. Chaffey JC3, staff State Fire . Department, per Mr. RedwardvCl 2s. 6(1., members Waiwetu Golf Club, per G. A. Wilkes, £1 55.; Mrs. R. J.-Pope, 55.; . H. J. Thompson, 10s.; Master Ephy Moss, contents of money box, 2s. 6d. ; J. Campbell, 10s.; Lieut. Robt. G. V. Parker, 10s.; W. Naismith,. .£3; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eawson, £2; staff Mutual , Life Assurance Co., £1 lis.; • Joseph Neivzil, 2s. Bd.; Charles A. Knapp, .£5; j Miss H. Maclean, 10s.; W. E. Bethune, £2 10s.; Mrs. Didsbury, senr., Is.; , F. T. Castle, £1 Is.; A. L. Wilson, £1; Bristol and Dominions Producers' Asso- , ciation, £2 25.; J." H. Helliwell, £1; Mrs. .T. Young, 10s.; M. Myers, £5; Mrs. , Suckling, 55.; Lydia and Samnel .Scott, £1; Mrs. Hooke, 55.; 'Schools' Cricket -. Association,, per L. H. Arcus, £2 25.; per D. Loslie: Staff' Tramway Power I House, .S3 10s. 6d.; "Truth" Office staff, . ,£2 65.; Lawrence and Hanson Electric Supply C0.,.-J2 25.; M. and P. Tracey, , 25.; Dutch and Co.'s staff, £1 Os. 6d.; •" Townsend .and Paul and staff, £$ lis.; Rowe and Sons and staff, 195.; Smith and • Smith staff, 13s. 6d.; staff Office Snpply Co., £1 is.; Odlin and Co. and staff, £2 : - 18s.; Partridge's staff, 16s. 6d.; Te Aro Dining Rooms, £2 Ss.; street collection, •" Saturday morning. October 7, 1916, i! 369 13s. Id.; Basin Reserve, October 7, 1916, sale pumpkin £3 55., afternoon tea .£ll !• 65., grandstand 12s. 6d., sale sweets .£2l 25., flowers £1 7s. 9d., amusement tent i. £2 Is. 6d.; total. J81760 6s. 4d.

The amount of 12s. previously acknowledged as having been received from the British Trading Co. should have been the British Electric .Co. MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. '' His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— ■£ s. a. Amount previously acknowledged 6119 10 0 J. D. Mitchell (threo monthly contributions) '........ 3 0 .0 "R*ba" ......„.........,;......:... 1- 0 0 A.P., Khandollah. (monthly contribution) ' 1.. 0 0 B. B. Grange (monthly contribution) 1 0 0 C. B. Smith (monthly contribution) • 1 0 fl W. Campbell (monthly contribution) 1 1 0 P.M. (monthly contribution)... 10 0 Staff, Wellington Harbour Board (40th instalmen) 0 4 0 * i£Gl2B 15 0 THE "DOMINION" LISTS, NZ. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE GIFT TOBACCO FUND. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 1545 6 1 New Plymouth Women's Patn- . otip Committee (per Mrs. Burgess) 50 0 0 Bine, Harris, and Co., Ltd., Dunedin 3 2 G ■Standard Fire, Marine, Insurance Co., Dunedin .- 2 0 0 J. P. Firth, Wellington College 1 5 0 E. K. Erkcaldie 110 R.E : 0 5 0 Total 1602 19 7 FOR BELGIAN RELIEF. Previously acknowledged ...... 28,902 9 7 Fitzherbert Terrace School (two monthly donations) 11 15 0 Sir James G. Wijson, Bulls (two monthly donations) 10 0 0 E.B -.0 5 0 Total '' .' 28,927 9 7 KITCHENER SCHOLARSHIPS,. — '■ ♦— ; ■ ■ REPLIES TO CATHOLIC .REPRESENTATIONS.

Some time ago the Now Zealand Catholic Federation wrote to the members of the National Cabinet on tho subject of the Kitchener • memorial scholarships, which are to be founded on the basis of a donation of £1000 by the Hon. Colonel Pvhodes for the children of fallen soldiers. The federation nrged that if the child of a Catholio soldier won such a scholarship he should be allowed to take it out at a Catholic educational institution approved by tho authorities. Most of the members have formally acknowledged tho receipt of the letter. The Hon. G. \V. Russell has gone somewhat further. In the course of- his reply he says :— "I agree with, your contention that a Kitchener Scholarship won by a Catholic child should be allowed to bo undertaken at a Catholic seminary approved by tho authorities; otherwise Catholio children would be debarred from participating in the benefits of the scheme, which is intended to be a recognition of the patriotism and self-sacrifice of all New Zealand soldiers. lam not aware of tho terms upon which Colonol Rhodes has made his gift. Upon them his decision must, of course, be final.'-'

, The Hon. Colonel R. Heaton Rhodes writes in reply: "Referring to tho question raised by you as to the eligibility of a. boy attending a Catholic school to win such a scholarship, such a position nover occurred to me, for the reason that I gavo the .money without any conditions whatever and never gave them a thought. I left the form of the scholarship and the conditions ontirely to the Council of Education, tho scheme, of course, to be submitted to tho Government for approval. I admit at once that Catholics havo responded mostliberally and have shared the same perils as those_ of other donominations, and havo laid downtheir lives with equal loyalty, and it is my earnest desire that no child, of whatever denomination, should bo debarred from participating in tho benefit of tho scheme." /