WAIKATO SHARE

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 4

WAIKATO SHARE

AIR RAID FUND £34,000 TO BE RAISED LIST OPENED BY TIMES New Zealanders’ sympathy to Londoners who have been injured or who 1 have lost their homes as a result of the German bombing of the capital of , the Empire is taking the practical form of monetary gifts. Waikato's 1 allocation is £34,000. It was first intended to open this campaign in the middle of October, but in view of the urgency of assisting the air-raid | sufferers an immediate start with the collection will be made. To keep the purposes of the ap- 1 peal before the Waikato public and to record the progress of the collections from day to day, the Waikato Times has opened a list for the receipt of subscriptions. The list has been opened in response to an appeal by the Waikato Patriotic • Council. All donations will be acknowledged. The object of the j campaign in the Auckland Province is to raise £250,000 in the next six months. Of the Waikato share Hamilton will be expected to find approximately half. COMFORT IN CRISIS NEW ZEALAND GIFT MESSAGE FROM LORD MAYOR (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Tuesday The following telegram has been received by the Governor-General, i Viscount Galway, in reply to the one ■ sent by his Excellency to the Lord j Mayor of London relative to the New \ Zealand donation of £IOO,OOO for the injured and distressed in the city of London:— I am overwhelmed by your generosity. No words of mine can adequately express the deep emotion felt by Londoners at New Zealand’s invaluable help. Please express our heartfelt gratitude. We are comforted by your deep concern for us in this time of crisis.— Lord Mayor, London. REQUIREMENT EXCEEDED FIGHTER PLANE FUND TOTALS FROM DISTRICTS New Zealand’s response to the appeal for funds for the purchase of fighter aircraft for the Royal Air ' Force was immediate, and the required sum of £IOO,OOO has already been substantially exceeded. The present known total is over £115,000. This does not mean that no more money will be raised, as each province has been given the right to provide a plane costing £6500. Some funds have only recently been opened. The main funds are: Auckland £33,872 New Zealand Meat Board .. 30,000 Southland 21,000 • Wellington 11,1hs New Zealand Co-op. Dairy Co. 7,000 Hawke’s Bay 3,317 Hamilton 2,808 North Auckland 2,000 Taranaki 2,262 Christchurch 1,527 Total £115,434