PATRIOTIC WORK

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 2

PATRIOTIC WORK

PALMERSTON NORTH ZONE. Zone D (Palmerston North) of the Wellington Provincial Patriotic Committee met yesterday, afternoon, there being present the. Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford), who presided, and Messrs Iv. A. Henderson, S. G. Northey, C. V. Day and J. R. Hardie (secretary).

Mr N. Cooper was given permission to conduct a raffle in aid of the Christmas parcels for men on minesweepers. The action- of Mr Hardie in giving the Milson Women’s Institute jiermission to hold a dance and concert for patriotic purposes was confirmed. The Wellington Provincial Patriotic Council ‘ wrote authorising Mr Hardie to grant authority for raffles not exceeding £5 in value for August and September. The Kairanga County Council advised that it was possible only to provide 40 Christmans gift parcels out of the number of 150: the total- required for the district. The Tetter was received and oermission was given to Mrs Mansford and helpers to hold_ a street duv in Palmerston North to raise the funds reauired for the balance of t'he parcels. After a conv of a report was received from the National Patriotic Fund Bon.rd on rehabilitation, it , was resolved that tlie present committee form the local rehabilitation committee. STATEMENT OF FUNDS. The following statement showing tho amount of money remitted to the Provincial Fund in Wellington and the imprest reimbursements was received:— Receipts.—Women’s patriotic shop, £697 9s -6d; sports, dances .and concerts-, £255 16s 7d; Foxton Patriotic Committee, £lO6 19s 2d; proceeds flag day (Palmerston North £197 10s Bd, Shannon £8 18s), £206 8s 8d; donations, £BO 8s lOd; total. £1347 2s 9d. Reimbursements to imprest account. —Material Tor parcels, £77 6s 2d; electric sundries, £4 9s lid; advertising, £lO 6s 3d ; rent and furnishings, £ll 3s 6d; telephone, £4 2s 6d; sundries, £l2 7s sd; total, £ll9 15s 9d. Mr Mansford explained that the City Council donated the rent of the patriotic shop back again, so that the shop was really rent free. Mr Day said that 'he felt that, the rule by which each sub-committee should receive a financial report monthly showing the disposal "of the funds should now be carried opt, and this was agreed to. The following statement showing the number of parcels and articles forwarded to the Wellington Patriotic Committee was presented : Balaclavas, 535; scarves. 277; mittens, 448: gloves. 73; socks. 7; pullover, 1; knee pads and hat. 2; liussifs, 435; total articles, 1778. Gift parcels: Number forwarded, 426. In addition, 128 parcels _ were despatched this week, being portion of t'he 620 Christmas parcels, being Zone D’s quota. Mr Mansford said that the various committees should be congratulated on getting this number of articles nnd parcels. It was a good record. The position with parcels, of course, was that the number was going to become larger with each echelon that went away.

Mr Henderson then moved that a remit l>e sent to the Wellington Provincial Council that all money collected he credited to the provincial fund account, and that all expenditure come from this account. This was on the lines of a motion moved by Mr J. C. Young at a meeting of the Palmerston North Patriotic Committee, where it was lost, but- it liad been decided that it should be sent on to Wellington. Mr Hay said that because_ of the possibility of this discouraging the initiative of individual committees if it were put into effect, lie would oppose it tooth and nail. Mr Mansford said that he could see no objection to the" remit going to Wellington, and thought it should, in fairness to Mr Young. If. there were advantages in the proposal they would soon be realised in Wellington, and ii it- was thought that initiative would be destroyed it would not be supported. The remit was carried.