£20,877 IN HAND

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 152, 16 March 1918, Page 9

£20,877 IN HAND

THE LATEST DONATIONS SEVENTH LIST

_ Tiio £100 announced in tho -fifth list as from the New Zealand Farmers' Co-op: should bo credited to Now Zealand Fanners' Co-op. Distributing: Co., Ltd. The Hutfc Patriotic Guild announced in tho fourth list as £5 is a monthly instalment lor the Trench Comforts Fund. In addition, the guild is donating the sum o£ £50 through tho Lowor Hutt Fund.

Totals on Monday. It is officially announced that on Monday at 1 o'clock Mr. Harold Beauchamp, chairman of tho Citizens' lied Triangle Committee, .will move the hands of the clock at the Bank of New Zealand corner to tho figure—well, a truly astonishing figure, it will be, if overyono does his bit.

DOMINION TOTALS. At a lato hour last night tho following roturns. showing the progress of the Red Trianglo Day Fund, were recoived by tho Y.M.C.A. National Council. The final results will not be known until Tuesday next, as many country roturns. have yet to come in. The North and South Islands aro still running neck and neck for the biggest total. "Wellington Province is straining overy norvo to pull down the lead of £5000, which the South Island still has over tho North, and hopes to boat tho Auckland_ total of £50,000 made last year, which is tho world's record for a population of less than 259,000 people. Yesterday's returns, so far as they wore ascertainable, aro approximately as follow:— £ Wellington City 21,b00 Wellington Province 19,750 Christchurch City 14,250 Canterbury Province 10,750 Dunedin City ; 11,500 Otago Province 0,750 Total, Wellington Military Area 41,250 Total, Canterbury Military Area 26,000 Total, Otago Military Area 21,250 Total, North Island... 41,250 Total, south Island ... 46,250 "RAW TOTAL 587,500

; „ , £ s.'d. Already acknowledged ... 16,677 17 3 ' Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd. (part of £250 for New Zealand) 150 ■ 0 0 Mrs. Erie Iliddiford ...... 100 0 0 ' Anonymous 100 0 0 Joseph Joseph 100 0 0 Chinese citizens 63 1 0 1 Thompson Bros., Ltd.- . 50 0 0 Cathie and Sons 50 0 0 ; Townsend and Paul 50 0 0 | Jas. Smith and Sons, Ltd. 50 0 0 Mr. Louis Blundoll 50 0 0 George and Doughty 50 0 0 A. Bcaven and Co., Ltd., ; W. H. Montgomery, W. ' - A. Chote, Mauri Bros., and Thompson, Ltd., each 25 0 0 Midlane Bros., M.R.D., E. G. F. Zohrab, each 20 0 0 Itobert Orr • 15 ' 0 0 L. H. Hoare, C. R, Smith, ' Eric Johnston, W. Watson, each 10 10 0 W.C., R. F. Blair, Mrs. J. B. Blair, J. J. Curtis and Co., each 10 0 0 Total £17,747 8 3 EIGHTH 'LIST. Already acknowledged ... 17,747 8 3 Executors estate or David Sutherland 300 0 0 John Chambers and Sous, Ltd. ■ ; • 103 o 0 Geo. H. Scales, per Island Bay, 100 0 0 hempthorne, Grosser and 100 0 0 Shaw, Savill and Albion Co 100 0 0 Miramar Golf Club—Ladies' Patriotic Shop 70 0 0 Staff Census and Statistics _ Offico 52 0 0 Jenkins and Mack 50. 0. 0 W. A...Grace 50 0 0 Sir James Wilson 50 0 0 G. W. Wilmot 50 0 0' Commonwealth and Dominion Line 50 0 0 Cunard Lino 50 0 y Staff J. J. Niven, Ltd., Munt, Cottrell and Co., Ltd., Denhard Auto- ! matic Baking Co., Equitablo 'Building and Investment Co., Ballingcr Bros., Two Friends, S. Clark ohnson, Walter Colo, Ltd., A. E. Mabin, each 25 0 0 Staff and pupils Banks College, staif George and Korsley (Patriotic Fund), staff and pupils Scots College, each .... 20 0 0 W. F. Short, Ltd., Mrs. Mafchew.'soni, Judd /and Randall, Offico Appliance Co., National Cash Register Co., Dr. Morico and W.. Booth and Co., eacli 10 10 0 Staff Te Aro House 10 2 6 Salmond sukL Spraggon, C. M. Luke, E. Collie, Ltd., Mrs. Arthur Young, each 10 0 0 Copper trail and tank 124 5 11 Stalls and collection, on account .' 929 16 11 Petone (in addition to £800 already acknowI ledgod) . 540 0 0 £3130 0 4 Total : £20,877 S 7