FREE AMBULANCE

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 147, 17 March 1939, Page 7

FREE AMBULANCE

Subscriptions & Donations

For Two Months

Following is the list of subscriptions and donations made to the Wellington Free Ambulance during the months of January and February, a list which indicates the existence of widespread appreciation of the service rendered to the public by this organization : — J. If. Cunningham, £4; Mrs. G. Wainwright, £2/15/-; Gordon AlcCuskie, £2 JO/-; Stanton Harcourt, £2/2/-: Mrs. M. V. Smith, G. Dunn and Airs. B. Banish, £1 each; J. A. Thompson, 10/0; AV. Usmar, R. Battersby, J. A. Bobertson, Miss Y. Ahern, Mrs. F. S. Wilson, F. C. Brown, Mrs. .Al. Galbraith, and Mrs. M. Webster, 10/- each; J. R. Smith, 8/6; AV. .1. Carter and B. Paul, 5/- each. ■Wellington Automobile Association. £2l; Wellington Racing Club, £2O: Wellington Gas Co., £2O; Gear Meat Co.. I’etone, £l3 1/6: Wellington Trotting Club. £lO/10/-; Wellington Speedways, Ltd., £6/6/-: Wellington Working Men’s Club, Todd Motors, Ltd.. Rotary Club. £5/5/- each; Goo. 11. Scales, Pacific. Ltd.. £3/3/-; E. F. and C. Association, £2/8/8; George and George, Ltd., Caretakers and Cleaners' Union, Wellington Meat Export Co.. Ltd.. Precision Engineering Co., Ltd., Court Sir George Bowen, A.0.F.. Little Company of Mary Hospital, The Marist Fathers. 11. E. Taino, Victoria Bowling Club. Anonymous. Weilington Drivers’ Union, New Zealand Instatute of Marine and Power Engineers, Kelburne and Karori Tramway Co.. Coronation Lodge, U.A.0.D., and Salvation Army, £2/2/- each: Co-operative Motors, Ltd. £2/2/-: Bricklayers’ Union. £2; Cool'Store Workers’ Union, £l/16/-: Mrs. A. M. Hawkins, £l/10/6: United Warehouse and Bulk Store "Workers’ Union. £1 6/-; Holly Lodge, U.A.0.D.. Brooklyn Koval Arch Chapter, Iluddart. Parker, Ltd., Mrs. C. R. Bidwell. The Redemptorist Fathers. Wellington Basketball Association, New Zealand Insurance Co.. Bell, Gullv. Mackenzie and Evans, Herbert G. Teagle L. G. Reid, Star of New Zealand Lodge,' U.A.0.D., Hon. Sir Michael Myers, Loyal Antipodean Lodge, M.U.T.0.0.F.. Th'orndon School Parents and Teachers’ Association. Loyal Rose of Sharon Lodge, MUIO.F.F.. Auto Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd.. William Massey Ferguson Lodge, Transport Workers’ Picnic Committee. Court Sir George Grey, A.0.F.. Shell Co.. Ltd.. Airs. E. G. Hawkes, Charles Fergusson I,edge. Hotel Workers* Union, Briscoe E. AV. Mills, and Co., Ltd.. Alark Kehbcl William Kwok. Victoria Croquet Club, C B. Walker, Hon. Sir Hubert Ostler. J. Hott. Ltd.. St. Joseph’s Home of Compassion, Suckling and Salter. Airs. V. Kiddlford and A. Samuels, £l/1/- each: Miss Olive Bennett, Wm. D. Ferguson, £1 e.ach; Mewbnrn Lodge, U.A.0.D., R. Nelson Thos. Coltman. A. S. Paterson and Co..’ SL. Patrick’s Branch H.A.C.8.5., Newtown Croquet Club, and AV. E. Labone, 10/6 each • Airs. D. McLean, St. Alary’s Branch H.A.C.8.5., and Loyal Combination Lodge. A1.U.L0.0.F.. 10/- each; Captain J. E. Dawson. £1: Airs. A. Al. Ramsay and T. Collins. 5/- each. Wellington Hnsnital Board, balance or annual grant. £625: Works Manager, Hutt Workshops, proceeds of collection. £•» 14/-- Town Clerk. Lower Hutt: proceeds nt Street day. £lB/12/5:. Town Clerk. Tetone Street day collection, £l6/10/9; Air. G H Guthrie. Upper Hutt, street day collection. £9/17/6: F. C. Jneohs Johnsonville, street day collection, £6/4/Cases Attended To.

The superintendent, Mr. F. Itofle, reported that the total number o£ cases attended to in January was 977, a slight increase on the record for January, IJoo, when 934 cases were handled. The cases came from the following localities: —Belmont 27, city and suburbs 719, Day’s Bay 2 Eastbourne 6. Johnsonville 9, Kaitoke 1, Lower Hutt 44, Lowry Bay l. Maoribank 1. Makara 1. Masterton 1, Ngahauranga 7, Xewlands 1. Otaki 2. Petone 40, to Porirua 16, from Porirua 9, Paremata 1. Plimmerton 5, Paekakariki 2. Paraparaumu 6, Silverstream 3, Stokes Valley 4 Titahi Bay 1, Trentbam 12, Tawa Flat 1, Upper Hutt 4, and Wallaceville 6

During February 90!) cases _were attended to, as compared with 1077 during February of the preceding year. The localities of the cases were Belmont 30, city and suburbs 091, Day’s Bay 1, Eastbourne 4, Heretaunga 4, Johnsonville ]•>, Kaitoke 2, Dower Hutt 0-3, Makara 1, N'-ahaurauga 5. Newlands 2. Palmerston North 1, to I’orirua 20, from I’orirua 10, Pukerua Bay 1. Pahaujanui 2. Paekakariki 3, Paraparaumu 5, Silvcrstream 4, Tawa Fla 1 - 1. Trentham 3, Upper Hutt 5, and Wallaeeyille 4.