SICK AND WOUNDED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 May 1940, Page 4

SICK AND WOUNDED

STOCK SALE & STREET APPEAL. PROGRESS OF MASTERTON CAMPAIGN. The stock sale organised on behalf of ihe New Zealand Red Cross Society and Order of St John is taking place at the stockyards today. In addition to other means of contact with farmers Miss O. R. Sutherland spoke to sons of farmers at Wairarapa College on behalf of the drive for stock and apart front offers to the committee some results are directly attributable to this effort including half a cord of wood from a West Taratahi farmer. Another interesting donation was received at the office through the St Andrew Society. They forwarded a letter containing a donation of £1 with the message “In aid of comforts for soldiers from ‘Twa Scots’.” It is to be hoped that no person in town, today will refuse to buy the badges by which a very large sum has been obtained in all other centres where they have been on sale. Masterton’s total to date , £1,744 10s Bd, compares more than favourably with many of similar-sized districts but the committee hopes that it will be still further swelled by the end 'of this week.

GOOD PRICES.

INTERIM REPORT OF SALE.

The stock donated by farmers of the district in response to the stock drive conducted in aid of the joint Red Cross Society and St. John ambulance appeal for funds for the sick and wounded is meeting with' free and generous bidding at the Masterton stock sale today. Prices realised are far above market values.

The Associated Auctioneers’ report on the sale as follows (part of the stock only had been sold up to the time of going to press): — Fat wethers, 21s, 30s 2d; heavy d 0.,. 37s 6d, 35s 3d, 295; fat ewes, 23s 6d, 245; fat b.f’s., 26s 7d.