REGIMENTAL FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 61, 6 December 1918, Page 5

REGIMENTAL FUNDS

FIGHTERS' COMFORTS. SUM OF £10,000 DONATED ; At yesterday's meeting of the Advisory , Board of the Now Zealand War Relief j Society the secretary presented an in- ; teresting report on the contributions of ,; societies to regimental funds abroad, j The report was as follows— ! "In order to establish the Oom- j mon regimental fund of per an- i uuni, societies have up to the present j been' asked to make two pro rata con- . tributions of .ESOCO each. The follow- | ing societies have paid the full quote . asked for .-Auckland, -£2454; Gisborne,, ! ,£198; Hawke's Bay, .£484; Wellington, I .£583 Gs. Bd.; Wauganui, JE233 6s. Bd.;' ; Wairarapa, JG4I6; Manawatu, -6156 13s. ; id.; Foilding, 6s. Bd.; Taihape, J£S3 . Cs. Sd.j Marlon, Ml 13s. 4d.j Bulls, .£4l' ! 13s. 4d.; Huuterville, .£4O; Marlborough, ; £W; Inangabua, .£42; Hokitika, £&2f ,\ Canterbury North, i 1230; Otago, J61298; j Southland, .£SBB. • , "The following sociotios hive paid' . the amount due May 1, but quota due' ! September 1 is outstanding ;—Buller, \ ■£57; South Canterbury, J177. : j "With regard to other societies, Tara- < naki hns appealed to its district com-. j mittees to provide its quota, and the ■! amounts are being sent forward to the j Advisory Board as received, with the j following results:— '! ■£ I Lew, May 1 259 i Levy, Sept. 1 _259 ■•£5lB j £, s. d. i Keceivod July It 250 0 0 '| liecoived September 11... 150 9 5 ' lieceivod October 23 ... 137 0 0 ; .£537 9 5 ':! "The Foxlon Society objected to its ! assessment of ,£lO 13. 4d. every four i months, and have contributed £6. . "l'aliintiia )in.s not contributed up. to j the present—the levy is .1:25 of .£75 per ; annum. ! "Waverley was undoubtedly over-as- '■ scssed at .£4l 13s. 4d., every four months, ! and has made two payments of .to each, i "Tim Nelson quota is being provided , by the Lady Liverpool Committee, the I assessment being .£133 every four | months. A sum of .£6O has been re- : eeived. but a further sum of .£6O has ' been sent direct through tho Department ! of Internal Affairs, and a contribution < made direct to the forces serving in ! Egypt. i "Greymouth, assessed at .£195 per i annum, declines (o contribute. i "Aslibiirlon's contribution will not al- ; low funds to be used; but an appeal is ' being made to tho public to provide the \ amount—.£l92 per annum. ! "In addition to the above amounts, the following sums were received prior I to Ihe establishment of the fund:—lna- j ngalma, .£5; Buller, X2O; Taihape, ,£lO. j '"the Lower Ilutt Patriotic Guild is j contributing J?3 per month, and tho sum i of .£lB has been received. i

"The Welliiißton branch of the Lady I Liverpool Fund has also forwarded the j sum of .£125 Us. 3d. 1 "Remittances arc being made, to the '; Staff Paymaster, London, at the rate, i of ~03030 per quarter, and two instal- i nients have gone forward. The report | as to distribution has been circulated. "In addition, tho sum 01° .£230 ,is j bciiiß forwarded monthly to lugypt, to I the base, cashier, Cairo. So far, no re- i port as to distribution has been received. , "With regard to the future, it is prob- , able that regimental funds will bo re- j quired for some time, and General Rus- | sell has been informed that a further j remittance of 4)300(1 will be forwarded on January 1, unless he cables that same ia not necessary. Societies will also be' asked to provide their quota duo Janu- j tiry 1 next."- ]