RED CROSS "OUR DAY" APPEAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1918, Page 6

RED CROSS "OUR DAY" APPEAL.

APPEAL BY THE GOVERNORGENERAL. To the Editor. Sir, —In a communication which I have received from Field Marshall His Royal Highness the Duke of C'oniiaught, (.fraud Prior of the Order of St. John, and the Marquess of Lausdowne, chairman of the lirritish Red Cross (society, it is pointed out that the disbursements of the. join! organisation now amount to over £4.000.(100 yearly, and that the cost is increasing daily. They, therefore, appeal to all parts of the Umpire to rally to the call am' make it possible for tli<> organisation to continue its efforts in doing all that is humanly possible to lessen the sufferings of those. who are stricken in fighting our battles. His Majesty the King has also expressed a hope "that the joint committee will be enabled, until victory is won and the peace of the world assured, to maintain without abatement its sacred mission to the wounded, the sick, and the prisoners whose welfare lias our 'unfailing solicitude and our heartfelt sym palhy." In New Zealand it has been decided ! that not only the money subscribed on tho actual date —namely, October 24 bub also all other sums donated during the year to the parent organisation, shall be considered as New Zealand's contribution to the "Our Da ,M Appeal. This arrangement has been de. ..led upon because, owing to the many difficulties jarising from local conditions, it is recognised that collections cannot be arranged to take place simultaneously throughout tho Dominion. I am sure I can confidently anticipate I that New Zealand will forward a substantial contribution to the parent organisation. It has, 'however, been decided that all Red Cross funds collected during the year in this Dominion snail be allocated in proportion to requirements under the following headings:— (1) The needs of the sick and and wounded in New Zealand, including the establishment and maintenance of functional treatment, m suggested by the parent organisation. (This obligation increases as the mer. return.) (2) The requirements of the New Zealand Committee in Great Britain, which it is anticipated will amotnt to some .£BO,OOO per annum. (3) The annual contribution to tho parent organisation in London. (New Zealand contributed about £(!!),000 last year, but, in view of the special appeal, it 'is hoped to increase that amount this year.) Such a system of allocation should ensure a satisfactory basis for meeting all the obligations of the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society aiul Older of St. John. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General, President of the New Zealand Branch of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John. August 0, 1918.