FIGHTER FUND
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS RAISES* (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sept. 10.- .' The Minister of • Finance (Mr IW. Nash) announced to-day that a total of £36.121 13s 3d had been paid iri on. account of the “aeroplane fund. Gf that amount,'the New Zealand-Herald’s, contribution was £25,592 12s. '3d "Slid the Southland Fighter Fund £10,500.--' The Wellington Evening Pqst’s to.tal: collection to date for this fund "amounts to £10.458 6s 7d. •;;;■■■;; SECOND SOUTHLAND PLANE (Per United Press Association) "' INVERCARGILL. Sept. 10." The cheque for £10,500. which wa» to-day acknowledged by "Mr Nash on behalf of. the Southland Fighter Plane Fund Committee, is to purchase a see-., ond plane for the Royal Air Force,; themoney for the first plane having..al-., ready been sent and acknowledged by; the Air Ministry. It is the the donors that, if possible,;ihe■ plane should be- named Southland. H and' flown by ; a .New .Zealand- aiisna&=- -
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24400, 11 September 1940, Page 6
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