£908 COLLECTED

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32307, 1 September 1943, Page 7

£908 COLLECTED

ALL PURPOSES APPEAL WORK ON PENINSULA SECRETARY REVIEWS POSITION With a quota of £1590 to raise for the 1943 All Purposes Appeal the secretary of the Coromandel InterZone Patriotic Committee, Mr J. H. Lucas, reports that only £9OB 19s lid has been subscribed up to the middle of August. Details:—

Total - - £1590 £9OB 19 11 “From the above figures it will be seen that Coromandel and Whitianga have gone up with a bump, no doubt residents from some of the other more scattered districts have helped these centres in their efforts and it now behoves the organisers in those other districts >to have a go and see just what can be done. I have in mind the wonderful effort we had from many parts of the county in 1940-41 for the Princess Carnival,” the report adds. Appeal For Co-operation The report continues:— “The Mayor of Thames in writing to all inter-zones recently states: “I fully appreciate the difficulties with which the county areas have to contend, but may I rely on your co-opera-tion?” and continues, “I feel sure inter-zones will put their shoulders to the wheel and once again see that we do not fall short in our responsibilities.”

The above remarks are hereby passed on to all sub-committees because it is only by the helpful cooperation of the sub-committees in this widely scattered county that the inter-zone can meet its responsibilities so please take this in the spirit it is ’meant and those parts of the county which have not as yet sent along the amount suggested as “amount aimed at” or quota please do whatever you can if you cannot raise the full amount let me have whatever you can collect as every £1 helps. Woollen Goode “I still have wool on hand so please let me know as soon as. you are waiting for any, it is now that these .articles should be made up and sent away ready for issue in the winter which will be coming on in a few months’ time. “Lady Galway Guild, report 13/7/43 (extract from Auckland Provincial minutes): ‘That a complete shipping clearance has been made of all cases of clothing sent from Provincial Zones to our store rooms. As at July 1, a total of 1516 cases have been shipped to the New Zealand High Commissioner, London. At the low estimate of £59 per case, these clothes represent a valuation of £75,800. “Expenditure of funds, (extract from Bulletin No. 14): ‘When you receive comforts in hospital from, the Red Cross Society these are part of the patriotic effort, the message says in part. ‘Remember when you enter the Y.M.C.A., Church Army, Salvation Army and Catholic Institutes that these are built, furnished and maintained from patriotic funds.’ The leaflet also points out that it has never been intended that patriotic funds are for the purpose of supplying individual comforts for the New Zealand forces overseas, the policy being to supply collective comforts in the form of recreation huts, clubs, bands, cinemas, mobile canteens, subsidies to regimental funds, sports gear, libraries, writing materials and similar amenities. Gift Parcels “It is also explained that through transport and other difficulties the three-monthly distribution of gift parcels cannot always be arranged, although they are packed quarterly and every endeavour is made to dispatch them regularly. “The board’s main items of expenditure are given briefly, including the grants made to the expending agents. “An appeal has been made lately for portable and table model gramophones, fairly recent records and unused needles, these are required for New Zealand forces in parts of the Pacific and for the personnel of small naval units. A number have already been given but more are needed. “During the coming month I would appreciate a letter from each and I

every sub-committee to let me know how the job is going, what chances you have of collecting the amount of cash, or what amount you anticipate being able to send along, -the amounts are not hard and fast demands, or quotas to be made up, it is though, a moral obligation to do z something here in New Zealand. We are in safety, let us pay for that safety and if one part of the county is unable after appealing, to collect as muchcash. as the sub-committee would like, perhaps some other part can assist and collect a bit more. Let me quote from an advertisement to finish off with: “ ‘Let there be no forgotten, men!’ “Only through your contributing to the common- patriotic pool can such men be shown that they are remembered, along with itheir more fortunate cobbers, and remember, they are fighting for New Zealand, not for a district or town, so New Zealand as a whole should show that their service is appreciated. “The one National and eleven Provincial Patriotic Chests are evenly spread over all the needs of all the men in all the places where duty has ; called them.” 1

Quota Received Colville -- -- .... £250 £48 14 9 Coroglen —- —- .... 125 88 10 0 Coromandel .... 550' 491 16 9 Ahimia —- —- .... 40 1 — Koputauaki .... 40' — Kennedy’s Bay .... 40 .736 Kuaotunu .... 40 -— Whangapoua —- .... 80 : — Whenuakite .... 125 23 10 0 Whitianga. .... 300' 244 4 11 Not allocated — 5 0 0