THE COPPER TRAIL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 34, 4 November 1918, Page 6

THE COPPER TRAIL

AUCKLAND IS REACHED. . The directors of the Wellington-Auck-land Copper Trail were ablo to report yesterday that the donations in hand and now being 6ent forward will carry the trail beyond Auckland. The Wellington district, therefore, has equalled Auckland's effort, though it was beaten on point of timo by the northerners. The' sum of money required to lay the trail from Thorndon station to Auckland station was X 93.720. ' . ' '

Tho Wellington Copper Trail Fund is to be closed finally on November 9. Remittances and donations which cannot reach the hon. treasurer, Mr. A. E. Pearce, by that date should bo sent to the hon. treasurer of the Wellington Centre of the N.Z. Branch cf the British Red Cross.

The donations for the week ending November 2 were as follow— £ s, d

Wairarapa Sub-centre— Eed Cross v Shop takings for one month ; 1097 4 j Masterton ..: 500 0 I Wairarapa Sub-committee— Featherston 693 6 A Pirinoa ..- 50 9 * Takapau Patriotic Society 690 6 3 Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd.... 250 0 Q Eketahuna Eed Cross Conim. 71 i 1 fiangataun Carnival, per L. LA-sen (2 instalments) 40. 0 8 Wellington ltugb}\ Union 37 1 3 Snle of coins ; 15 0 0 Ohau Red Cross, per Mrs. Saint 14 G 0 Mangawclca School Children, per John M'Caw 3 0 8 Mangawekn Boy Scouts 110 Ormoudville Red' Cross, per F. M. Allen 2 12 S W. A. Kennedy 2 2 6! llerrington School, Rfletihi ... 2 0 0' Mount Cook Infaut School, per Miss Watson P 15 0 Thomas Potts, Petone 1 1 0