FIGHTER FUND

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21206, 31 August 1940, Page 6

FIGHTER FUND

HAMILTON TOTAL £1571 FURTHER DONATIONS Donations to the Mayor of Hamilton’s fund towards the provision of fighter aeroplanes for the British Government are still coming to hand. With nearly another £IOO received today, the total has risen to £1571. Further donations are acknowledged as follows: £ s d

WOMEN’S DONATIONS The New Zealand Women’s Fighter Fund in Hamilton has received the following additional donations:—

DONATIONS FROM COLONIES (omclal Wireless) (Received August 31, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, August 30 Britain has gratefully acknowledged £IB,OOO from Northern Rhodesia’s “Speeding the Planes Fund.” A further contribution of £IO,OOO from Trinidad for the purchase of aircraft and a further gift of £6OO from the “Help the War Committee” in the Seychelles Islands, which had previously remitted £2OOO, were also acknowledged. MARLBOROUGH GIVEN QUOTA (By Telegraph.—Press Association) BLENHEIM, Saturday The Marlborough Provincial Patriotic Council last night decided to sponsor the raising of £I2OO toward the fighter plane fund, this being the province's quota on a population basis. The Marlborough Aero Club headed the list with a donation of £SOO.

Previously acknowledged 1480 10 6 A. M. Bisley and Co., Ltd. A. M. Bisley & Co., Ltd, 25 0 0 Staff 13 10 0 Mr & Mrs Clive Matthews 10 10 0 Mr & Mrs N. J. Holden 10 0 0 Mrs I. A. Sanson 5 5 0 James Hogan 5 5 0 Mrs B. G. Holden .... 5 0 0 Miss Helen M. Le Quesne 5 0 0 Main Family 5 0 0 Mr & Mrs Horne Mr & Mrs W. L. Brink2 2 0 worth i i 0 Ross, Peter and Park .. i 1 0 Anon 1 0 0 A. G. Ward 10 6 Waiouru Military Camp 5 0 1571 0 0

£ s d Previously acknowledged 78 0 0 Mrs G. Whitley 1 l 0 M.V.H Proof-readers, Waikato 1 0 0 Times 10 6 Miss I. Cleave 10 0 E. and L.B., 10s each .... 1 0 0 R. Pascoe 5 0 82 6 6