PATRIOTIC FINANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1916, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FINANCE.

RECEIPTS FOR OCTOB.EK. The following balance-sheet was presented at a. meeting of the Patriotic Committee by the treasurer (Mr. J. Paton) for the month of October:— £ s d. By balance pe r last statement an s 1 Mrs. A. M. Purdie, Y.M.C.A i o 0 ■J. P. Clifford, wounded soldiers ■ 1 1 o Pete S. Bennett 3 0 0 Mrs. Ihlein, Y.M.C.A 0 2 C N.Z. Insurance Company (second instalment) : lift IS 4 "A Teacher," Y.M.C.A 1 15 0 Matau Ladies' Social Com' mittee, wounded soldiers 5 0 0 S. R. Hall (per Jas. Burgess), wounded soldiers.. 10 0 W. Lawn (per Jas. Burgess), wounded' soldiers..; 0 10 0 J.H. (per Jas. Burgess), wounded soldiers 0 4 1 Taranaki Land, Building, and Investment Society, deposit repaid ". 1000 0 0 Interest for twelve months ' , at 5 per cent 50 0 0 "Aliek's Mistake," wounded soldiers 2 0 0 New Plymouth Investment Society, deposit repaid .. 1000 0 0 Interest for twelve months' at 5 per cent 51 0 0 J. Wade, Y.M.C.A 2 0 0 £2747 14 0 To balance Mayor's Comforts Christmas (191(5) Fund, paid over , ; 05 1(7 10 Clinton (sundries) ' 10 0 0 W. J. Chancy, imprest ac» count (sundries) 10 0 0 A. J. Richards (haircutting, etc.; 2 IB 0 Taranaki War Relief Association 2000 0 0 [ '£2OSS 13 10 Balance in National Bank of New Zealand at 31st October, 1010 £059 0 2 NORTH TARANAKI PATRIOTIC ! LEAGUE. '£ s. d. Previously acknowledged ,t illfil 12 0 Victoria League— Uruti Branch 73 3 7 Christmas Gifts— Uruti Branch ..., 11 11 0' Belgian Fund— Uruti Branch ■,. 2 17 0 Okoke Branch fi IS 0 CS. A. Foster , 0 5 0 Wounded Soldiers' FundMrs. Lindsay 5 0 0 Lepperton Branch ~ 0 2 fi Employee j 010 0 The Mayor's donation ... : 12 0 Miss Ma-ckie .! 1 0 0 fid. per Week Fund ~ 2 17 0 British Red Cross Fund— Lepperton Branch 21 0 0 The Mayoress's Collection '2OO Waitara Collections .... 4S 9 0 Tikorangi Branch .., 17 15 4 Soldiers' Presents — D. Stockman ..rm...T ' 011 C General Account— Miss Maisie Nosworthv it, 0 4 0 -Master Jack Corbett )_.... 04 0 Total £9JSS 1 2 A GENEROUS DONATION. A donation of £llO 13s 4d was made by Mr. J. Paton on behalf of the New Plymouth branch of the New Zealand Insurance Company to the Patriotci Committee. The committee, in recording its thanks to the. company for its generous offer, decided, in deference to the wishes of the company, to give half of the donation to the Y.M.C.A. for the men at the front, £lO to the Women's Patriotic Committee, £lO to the local branch of the British"Red Cross, and the balance to the committee's general fund.