PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 August 1942, Page 2

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

EFFORT IN NEW ZEALAND. PROVINCIAL TOTALS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. During the week ended on Saturday New Zealand subscribed a total 0f‘£176.387 to patriotic funds, said the secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, Mr G. A. Haydon, last night. The result, he added, was very good indeed. A radio and telephone appeal on Saturday night brought in the substantial increase of £54,079 as province competed against province. The largest amount, £14,335, came from Wellington. No province has yet raised its full quota, but Hawke's Bay is nearest with 86.3 per cent. Provincial totals in the current year’s campaign, with percentages of quotas and with amounts raised m the radio and telephone appeal shown m parentheses, are now as follows:— Hawke’s Bay, £57.902, 86.3 per cent (£3902) Otago, £115,938, 77.2 per cent (£7888); Nelson. £27,390, 76 per cent (£1390); Westland. £10,649, 76 per cent (£439); Southland, £45,665, 74.8 per cent (£4905) Wellington, £143.615, 66.7 per cent (£14,335); Marlborough, £BB4O, 58.9 per cent' (£740): East Coast, £13,822, 51.9 per cent (£1172); Taranaki. £45,952. 45.9 per cent (£5852); Auckland, £189,986, 37.8 per cent (£6710).

MASTERTON DONATIONS.

The following contributions to patriotic funds were received by the local secretary, Mr G. T O’Hara Smith, in response to the Radio Appeal on Saturday:—W. H. Sickens (Masterton), £2O; Mrs Elkington, £lO 10s, Nurse Smith (Weraiti). J. W. de Castro, Mrs H McKenzie (Morland). N. R. Jones (Kuripuni). Hosiery Mills staff. £5 each; L McKenzie, £4: W. G. Milne (Herbert Street), p C Taylor (17 Second Street), W. A. Cave (Tupurupuru). £2 2s each; Mrs Hugh Mackay CIO Renall Street), J. A. Wells (Donald Road). Mr and Mrs Poad (“Epairama ). Anonymous (Castlepoint), No. 30 Roberts Road," £2 each; R. A. McKenzie (Kopuaranga) £1 Is;' Pyne (Otahu P. 8.), Sister Tinkler (16 Kirton Street), D. M. Thompson (Te Ore Ore), J. A. Wylie (c/o P. and T. Department), C. Nicholson (Taueru), Curry Familv (Te Ore Orel, Ewington (Queen Street), W. I. Armstrong (Maungaru), £1 each- A. L. Orr (Longbush), 10s 6d; H. T. Pickering (Michael Street), Miss O’Hara Smith (Renall Street), —. Smith (120 Perry Street), Grey (Penrose), L. G. S. Adams (10S Cornwall Street), 10s each; Mrs Polson (71 Bannister Street), Miss Stewart (Renall Street), 5s each. Total, £BO 7s 6d.