The Coal Mine Disaster.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 236, 10 April 1896, Page 2

The Coal Mine Disaster.

(Per Press Association.) Auckland, April '.). Up to date neai o y .£2OO hu/j been collected for the Bru.nner Relief Fund. The Auckland Hibernian Society voted £10, and the Auckland und Ponsonby Lodges of Druids £5 each. Brunneeton, Thin Day. At a meeting yesterday a telegram was read from Mr Seddon, stating that he gave no authority to purchase immediate necessaries for the bereaved oues at the expense of Government. The Rev. Stewart said he was present at the time the Premier made the statement and gave the order. Several members complained of the Premier's action. Mr Petrie, editor of the Greymouth Star, moved that the bill of expenses be forwarded to the Premier, asking him to pay the amount. Christchurch, April 9. At a meeting of the Executive of the Canterbury Committee of the Re lief Fund, it was stated Canterbury would contribute £5000 to the fund. Nelson, April 9. At the Brunner Relief Committee meeting, the treasurer reported the sum now in hand is £612, while about £100 has gone from the district through other channels. He added that, if all New Zealand contributes on the same scale, the fund will reach about forty thousand pounds. It was resolvpcl that, as there is sufficient for pressing needs at Brunnerton, the Nelson funds bo retained till satisfactory arrangements are made for the administration in tome national way of the whole amount collected. More will be received here. Amount of subscriptions already acknowledged : Feilding Star list -£84: 14s. The Mayor's list— ±'l7 7s. The followiug additions have since come to baud to the Fkisding Star

list : - Sympathiser 10 0 F. S. Ellerm 10 0 Wood& Judkins ... 10 6 S.M., Feilding Ulock, Apifci, 5 0 Rev. J. Cocker 10 0 Jeremiah Wilson (per Father Patterson) ... 5 0 Spencc & Spence ... 110 George Spence 110 T. Evans 10 0 Richard Flowers ... 2 6 A.B.V 3 0 E. Jeunins ... ... 10 0 Mrs J. Bartholomew (junr.) 10 0 J.A.B 1U 0 W. Gonld 5 0 W. F. Burdekiu ... 10 0 Mrs Coote, Wavertree, 10 0 C. 11. Coote. Wavertree, 1 1 0 The following additional subscriptions have been added to the Mayor's list : — P. Desmond 103, J. Gonld 10s, G. H. Say well ss, J. Milton 10s, D. Younger 10s. The Salvation Army in Feilding have collected ill 2s 6d for the Brunner Relief Fund