FOXTON’S PATRIOTIC FUND.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1286, 18 August 1914, Page 3

FOXTON’S PATRIOTIC FUND.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS. The following contributions have been A made to the Empire Defence Fund :

For the Lady Liverpool Fund the following donations have been received -

In order to explain the funds and to prevent confusion we publish the Minister of Defence’s circular: — In this time of the Empire’s need the Government calls upon the people of this country to make what sacrifices they can of money and effort to provide for an Expeditionary Force to be sent wherever the Empire calls. It is essential in the interests of economical management that the money subscriptions should be properly administered, and the Government has accordingly determined to establish A.— AN EMPIRE DEFENCE FUND, :. Into this fund will be paid all money contributions from local authorities, companies, or individuals, whether for purchase of horses or other material required for the Expeditionary Force. 2. The Empire Defence Fund will from time to time be supplemented by payments from the consolidated Fund. 3. Contributors are invited to pay their contributions into any Bank in the Dominion, the Banks having agreed to remit to the Public Account free of exchange. Bank receipts should be sent to the Paymaster-General, Wellington, with a list of the subscribers,

If the contributor specifies the object tor which he makes his donation, then the amount will be credited on a special account — e.g. purchase of horses, or purchase of material, or purchase of personal equipment for the men (blankets, uniforms, boots, etc.). If no such indication is given, the Paymaster-General will either credit the contribution to a general account or to one of the abovementioned accounts, as he thinks fit.

B. —EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EQUIPMENT. The Defence Department will be grateful for gifts of: — Horses. Saddlery. Forage. Food. Motor cars, motor bicycles, etc. All Mayors, Chairman of County Councils and Town Boards are requested to kindly take immediate action to call meetings of citizens and to organise for the collection of money or gifts. C. —THE UVERPOOL FUND. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool is organising the women of the country in order that they may provide articles required by the members of the Expeditionary Force such as — Shirts, Hold-alls, Housewives, Socks.

£ s d Foxton Racing Club 50 0 0 Estate of Jas. Barber 25 0 0 A. S. Easton 25 0 0 W. Renton 2 2 0 J. K. Hornblow 2 2 0 A. J. Kellow 1 I 0 R. J. Thompson 1 0 0 5 0

£ § d Mrs Stiles 5 0 0 Mrs Jas. Robinson 3 3 0 Mrs C. Robinson 3 3 0 Mrs F. Robinson 3 3 0 Dr. and Mrs Mandl 3 0 0 Mrs W. Ross 2 2 0 Mrs Kerr-Hislop 2 2 0 Mrs B. G. Gower 2 2 0 Mrs J. Ross I I 0 Miss J. Ross I I 0 W. Kirkley ' I I 0 Mrs Dongworth ro 0 F. E. Jenks 10 0 C. J. Kent-Johnston 10 0 M. L,. 10 0