£200 DIRECT
ROTORUA'S GIFT
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) KOTOBUA, This Day. The Mayor of Rotorua yesterday handed the pilot of Rotorua Airways, Ltd., the sum of £200 in cash for immediate distribution amongst sufferers in the earthquako area. Tho pilot left the Rotorua Aerodrome at noon, arriving at Hastings an hour and a half later. After some difficulty ho located the Mayor of Hastings at a meeting with the Prime Minister and other members of Cabinet. Ho handed the envelope to the Mayor, who, opening it, was delighted with the action of the Rotorua people handing so large a donation of cash right into the centre of »the stricken area.
On the Mayor announcing to the meeting that tho Rotorua funds had been conveyed by air at a moment when they were sorely needed, a happy cheer was given. Rotorua's action is very deeply appreciated in the Hastings district.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1931, Page 11
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148£200 DIRECT Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 35, 11 February 1931, Page 11
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