HELP FOR EUROPE.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1920, Page 4

HELP FOR EUROPE.

RAISING FUNDS IN NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON, June 7

The attitude of the Government to-, wards coleletions or donations in aid. of the famine-stricken populations of Central Europe was defined by the Alinister of Internal Affairs (Hon. G. J. Anderson) in an official statement. It being the desire of the Government to assist all those who might be charitably disposed in the > direction of pi'oviding assistance to distressed Europeans, said the Alinister, he would notify by Gazette shortly that pursuant to the War Funds Act, while lie could not authorise street collections bazaars, sales art unions, or the collection of money by any similar methods, it would be quite lawful for funds to be raised by general appeal, by any person at a public meeting, from church congregations, or other assembly of persons, or for persons so appealing to receive such subscriptions.

Provision would be made by the Government for the transmission by cable, through the High Commissioner for New Zealand, without .cost, of all sums so raised provided they were paid to the nearest approved war fund for remittance to the TJnder-Secrotary, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington, or were forwarded direct by the person representing tlie collective donors. Personal donations would be similarly remitted. With a view to preventing any in convenience ; all remittances could he made by payment to any branch of the Bank of New Zealand, to the credit of the Public Account, the deposit receipt to he forwarded, with notice of payment to tho Under Secretary, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington, when an official acknowledgment of the donation would be made .