New Zealand.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 28, 2 June 1915, Page 5

New Zealand.

Peb Press Association Auckland, June 1. An offer made by the Xew Zealand Pharmacy Board to provide the whole of the equipment for the dispensary and surgical department aboard the hospital ship has been accepted. It ; s estimated that £I7OO will be required, and a subscription taken up among Auckland chemists has already provided £325 of that sum. Christchudch, June 1. Mr W. Clark has given 100 Kaiapoi rugs for the hospital ship, and the Kaiapoi Woollen Company has given .-,0 rugs. Palmerston X.. June 1. The Manawatu Racing Club is giving €IOO to the Hospital Sliip Fuud and £IOO to the Serbian Relief Fund, in addition to donations of £SOO already paid to the Patriotic Fund and £2OO to the Belgian Relief Fund. A UNIVERSITY QUOTA. Auckland. June 2. The Education Hoard considered a proposal by the Advisory Board of the Training College that each of the four Ftiiversities should provide a quota of 250 men. making a battalion of one thousand men for -service with the reinforcements. The chairman, .Mr Garland, expressed the opinion that the time was ripe for such a special effort as was suggested. The Board unanimously adopted the recommendation.

WAR PENSIONS. Wellington, .June 1. Speaking at a meeting of sports (representatives i' l connection with the i local Carnival Queen Festival. the .Minister for Internal Affairs (Hon. :R. I). Belli made an important statement relative to the Government's intentions regarding the pensions scheme for wounded soldiers and dependents of those killed in battle. A good deal had been said about it being the duty of the country to take | care of the wounded in future and of the dependents of those men who die on the held of battle. "That is so." said the Minister. "You may ask then, 'Why bother about patriotic- funds. 6 ' Whatever the Government does it does uniformly. There can be no distinguishing men with children as against men with none, and men with parents to support from men with none. When the law is laid down we cannot discriminate between the poor and the better off. We have the experience ol past military pensions to go upon. The pensioners fought hard in the past, and their case is a precedent for the future. They bitterly resented the obligation in the old days and til] quite recently to show the need of the pension. They should not be asked K show the need or to pauperise themselves for the sake of the pension. Tho pensions will be quite uniform." MiBell said the patriotic fund could be utilised to supplement the pensions. which alter all must lie kept within certain limits,

THE HOSPITAL SHIP. IBUTIONS. STRATFORD CO NTR 'Amount previously £ s. d acknowi ledged ... 50-1 8 ! |H. Ashton ... 1 1 ( !E. Kir by „ f ... 1 1 ( 'Miss 13. Scott 1 1 ( Miss E. Scott ... ... 1 0 ( R. H. White 2 " ' Serjeant Dale ... 1 U 1 Mrs Dale 10 0 Constable Scannell 10 I Constable Bleasel 10 f Constable McCowan 10 ( Constable Mackrell 10 ( M, Praser '... ... 1 0 ( Gr. A. Hudson ... 1 1 ( Scholars Bird Road ... 1 5 ( W. W. Hodge ... 2 2 ( F. W. R. Bredow ... 10 0 ( J.B ... 1 \) I J. Ostler 2 2 ( Toko Branch Lady 1 jiverpool League ... 10 0 0 X. J. King 2 2 f Miss Wharfe 1 0 ( Alice V.'illianis 10 ( W. L. Kennedy ... ... 5 0 ( £611 3 1