MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE 18,575 BAGS OF COAL DISTRIBUTED The annual accounts and statements of the mayor’s relief organisation were presented to the Executive Committee at a meeting yesterday. The accounts show that the depot purchases of fuel, clothing, footwear, and leather for the 12 months amounted to £5,484. The balance of the expenditure for the year amounted to £470, covering sundry grants, office expenses, sales tax, and grocery orders. Included in the receipts was the sum of £5,131, received as grants from the Government Art Union Fund. During the year the Necessitous Cases Committee hold 37 meetings and dealt with 815 applications for assistance. The relief granted amounted to £1,153. The thanks of the committee are tendered to the following for their assistance in investigating applications received :—The Presbyterian Social Service Association, Sister Olive, Nurse Torrance (of Knox Church), the Salvation Army, and Mr T. Cobdcn. An analysis of depot sales discloses that 18,575 bags of coal were distributed during the year.
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Evening Star, Issue 23678, 11 September 1940, Page 5
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166MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND Evening Star, Issue 23678, 11 September 1940, Page 5
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