PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1943, Page 2

PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

WESTLAND COUNCIL MEETS

Mr. A. R. Elcock presided over the .ordinary meeting of the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council at Greymouth last Evening. Also present were Mrs F. W. Shal crass, Messrs F. A. Kitchingham, J. A. Murdocn, J. Smeaton, F. H. Denton, J. W. Greenslade A. B. Spires, K. O. May, J. B. Kent,' E. W. Kennedy, J. Unwin, T. E. Coates, W. Green, R. Kelleher and the Secretary (Mr. D. J. Evans). Letters on a number of matters were received from the National Patriotic Fund Board. It advised that goods for 966 parcels were on order. An explanation was also made of a discrepancy in the price of certain goods in an account winch had been referred to the Board for attention.

Details were given of wool on order for the year, in monthly instalments, the Westland allocation being 96 lbs of khaki and 15 lbs of navy. The Secretary (Mr. Evans) said that there was a good stock of wool on hand at, Hokitika. The Board further stated that 18,000 Armv hussifs were- required and that the/ Westland quota was 320. , , Advice was received that Nestles products would be supplied as soon as shipping was available. (Proposals were submitted tor a lecture tour by Mr. Frank Clune of the Australian Comforts Fund. The Secretary said that he had referred the matter to committees but tney had turned it down. He remarked that Mr. Clune was a very breezy writer.

Commenting on a circular regarding refunds available for freight charges for carriage by road, rail, or sea, and local cartage and wharfage charges, the Secretary said that he had forwarded one application for a refund. New Zealand Breweries Ltd., wrote stating that they were donating £luUl) to the All-Purposes Appeal and forwarding £5O as the local share of this donation.

Hannah and Co. Hokitika, forwarded £2O to the fund. The Joint Council of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John wrote "reporting on its work in Egypt in February and March. The Society said that the Joint Council wished to have a period reserved for its appeals for the prisoners of war and sick and wounded funds. The Hokitika Committee had set the month of July aside and would not conduct any special activities during 'that period.On the motion of Mr. Murdoch the meeting then went into- committee. The financial statement showed that receipts for April had amounted to £BB9 2s 9d, made up as,follows: — Hokitika Savings Bank, £10; Hokitika Committee, £76 9s 4d; Greymout h Committee, £254 5s sd; Ross W..L. parcels. £2; Brunner Committee, 3s: Runanga Committee, £l6 11s; inangahua Committee. £ll 13s 3d; Interest on deposits, £54 5s 7d; N.z. Railways staff contributions, £27 16s 8d; Grev County Committee, £5l 19s 3d: C. H. Morrison, donation, £l2; Hotel Empire, 16s; Okarito Committee, £3 14s; National Board, Greymouth R.C., £1 2s; Koiterangi Committee, £26» lzs; Butler Bros, and employees, £l5; P. and T. staff (15th contribution) £3; Mrs. S. J. Bergman, donation, £2 Ms; Red Cross Big Wanganui, per Mr. Lawson £l5 8s 11; Ross Committee, £22 12s 4d; Wai ho Gorge Committee £l5. Payments had amounted to £lOl7 0s lOd, made up as follows:— National Patriotic. Board, on a/c levy. £7ao; National Patriotic Board, wool, £4B 8s; Kirkpatrick’s, fruit, £35 13s 7d; Greymouth Welfare Committee, £bo; Inangahua Welfare Committee, £l6; Inangahua Committee, supplies, £o4 16s 6d; Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy, tongues, £B2 2s 9d. Receipts for May totalling £1,561 9s 7d were made up as follows:— Hokitika Savings Bank £10; Brunner’ Committee £10; Grey County Committee, £216 14s 10; Inangahua Committee, £59 12s 2d; Runanga Committee, £l7 14s; Kumara Committee, £27’ Mrs. W. Houston, donation, 12; Customs Rebate, sales tax, £55 4s 6d: Okarito Committee, £4 4s; Rimu and Woodstock W.1., parcels, £2; Interest Accrued, £49 9s; R.-Hannah and Co, donation. £2O; Ruatanu, Butler Bros, and employees, £l5; Miscellaneous (s 6d; Grevmouth Committee. £863 2s 9d’ Waitaha Committee, £7 17s 6d; T ’W. Duff, donation, £5: N.Z. Breweries £5O; Okuru social, £37 8s: Waiho Committee and W.1.. £18: Hokitika Committee, £63 2s 6d; N.Z. Railways, £27 12s lOd. * , Payments totalling £931 9s 7d were

made up as follows:— Frozen Meat Coy, sales tax £l6 8s bd; Aulsebrook, sweets, Hokitika and Reefton, £22 7s 10; National Board, on a/c levy, £501); Internal Marketing, cheese supply, £59 8s; National Board, wool, April £32 15s sd; Aulsebrook, Grey Women’s Committee, £2 5s 2d; D. McLean Ltd., Grey Women’s Committee, £B3 12s 4d; Interest a/c, Grey Women’s Committee. £l4 17s 2d; Aulsebrock, sweets and cakes, Greymouth, £6l 6s 10; Hokitika Committee, parcels, £5B 8s 4d; Greymouth Welfare Committee £5O; Inangahua Welfare Committee, £3O. Deposits and securities amounting to £24,800 Ils and a current account of £1,525 9s 2d were shown in the bank account. A statement of conl.i’ibutions towards the levy of £13,000 showed that these now totalled £7,088 6s sa. Details of payments to May 31 with the quota in each case in parenthesis, were:— Inangahua County £550 10s 8d (£1 488 2s); Grey County, £662 8s -6d (£2,334 2s 8a); Westland County, £849 17s 8d (£2,484 4s 8d); Greymouth Borough, £2, <62 14s (fa J 66 17s); Runanga Borough, £282 18s 6d (£548 15s 8d); Brunner Borough, £62 10s 6d (£468); Kumara Borough, £129 (£123 4s); Ross Borough, £l4B 17s 3d (£139 Lis); Hokitika Borough, £l,OBO 0s 9d (£1,241 2s); Interest, £223 14s 7d; National Board. £5 4s 9d; N.Z. Railway Staff, £224 17s 3d: Miscellaneous £lO5 12s.

It was decided to forward £1,382 towards payment of the National Bevy of £9,382 leaving a balance of £5,000. The Council had before it a letter from the National Board inviting early payment of the levy to meet accumulated: accounts.