H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND FUND

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 32, 1 November 1919, Page 6

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND FUND

CK-HDIT JIALAXCK OF .£307 10s. 3d. The Mayor (Mr. ,T. P. Luke) presided at ,1 meeting of liw 31..M..5. New Zeakml Entertainment Conimittee held yesterday afternoon. The business of the meeting was the presentation of the duly audited balance-sheet in connection with the 11.M.5. New Zealand entertainment fund, and to decide 011 the manner of the disposal of the credit balance 111 band. The balance-sheet presented by the secretary (Mr. (!. O. Sutton) shon;ed a credit of JSSO7 10s. 3d.

Tlie receipts showed subscriptions from citizens, ,Cfl7"> 35.: and surplus from ball account, J;107 vs. !)d. On the expenditure side, expenditure from citizens' fund was: Sailors' Club and luncheon, .£-!Sl 2s. Gd.; sports. .6145 17s. lid.; children's day, ,i:12() (Is. Gd.: printing, postages, and advertising. J;2l 10s. 7d. The balance at the Bank of New Zealand is: Citizen:-' account, rCIOtI 2*. (id.; ball account, .-C'lo7 7s. !)d.; total. .Coo 7 10s. .'ld.

After satisfaction had. been expressed at the results achieved, the mi'.tler of the disposal of the balance was considered. As the citizens' account (donations) and the ball account were differently constituted. it was decided to deal separately with the two balances, though'one member expressed the view that (he balanc from the ball should go into the general account.

The Mayor look the opposite view, slating that one fund concerned an ordinary matter 01 receipts and expenditure concerning an entertainment, whilst the other was purely subscriptions tendered bv the public, Tt was suairoslcrf by some of (lie ladies that the ,e||)7 balance might be donated to the Plunket f-'ociety. but the monosal did not meet wi(h the favour 0! (he meetThe chairman moved: "That I lie ~u rnlus money be depo.-iled wtb the ( ity Council denosit account, to lv: so sot nsido for Ihe pulcrloinnienl "f the men of the Poynl. Dominions. and arc otter units of navies which may vi-"t the nort." lie also 110 mi 11 atlni-!e"s l'ie Mayor of Wellington, chauman of the Navy League, (he lo'.ni cirri; and Mr. I>. Kee;inp. Mrs. stewnrl .ulced if -viv of Ihe nnmev would lie available for the Navy League and its purposes. The chairman said, he would be very glad lo baud Ihe whole of the money over to the Navy Lcainie. were lie not bound by certain lew I re-!riel'ons 'hat would make such a cui'-so inadvisable. Mr. Tan Pewan then movd a* 111 ainaudm"H that the .et'M b:i!aU"e b" deposited 'or the nurpn«» mentioned, and the .£lO7 b« Irim'e:! "ver a donation to Ihe fund o of Ihe Navy Leainie.

The amendment 'vi'i put "I'd de'dared oarripd. A vision \va«- ea"''d IV- when Illi> a'ci'ilmpid wa- can'!"'' 10 'o'"fn 1. T''P nino'idiuen' win I'moii made lll-siiM-.'.itivo imition and carried miani-ni'iu-dv.

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