AUCKLAND'S QUOTA

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 225, 21 September 1915, Page 7

AUCKLAND'S QUOTA

*0 &_ mxt BY EXISTING FUND. -C.uOO I'ROMI-sED. SCOPE F'K WoMJfN WORKERS. A statement ia i- by the Mayor Mr J ; H, ...:,-„„ ~,.. u„", r n,n_. ..-,,_„ that Lie ~., ,-r- .- i r ••■■'■ - a, [..i. will ;:i no way a-Tect tne ..:,„., ~,.. ,;,„,, M JU ,, now *'"g ma ;,. v, the > i klind Provincial fWriot.. .ml ,\ , r •;,.•„,, Association { <" f-iriii-r _..an0:..l assistance 11.* txcelien-ty',. appeal ~ for oimpment ■ateria. ~.).. md an arrangement has •Iready ..-. n arrived at whereby the financial ~/..-•.,:.... r.-pnrod from each centre ■_..! , , - i: -~.. j , ~ t ~, , ~,-.,, ~ patriot.io fund* in the. c__,e of Auck ■and this am , ml. '. j t,'. s«J II n.v mc Under-, ra' ,- p, ... , n ' ~' having tail monetary a,.peals before tne piblie at the same ton.- w .1 1»- avoided. "The Govern,,.-', appeal for a seen! hospital -if . ~n- in connect.on with which tiie Mayor. ~f tne four chief eon tres were .-.. t.-! -~ Wellington." s:..d the '~ .; ~r '[ . r. | iirem-fT* pii.ili.hed to da, a-- , | i Te.-n muter.al only one troaiter ..; which a til bo provided by Aag-iaad. lb.; Mayo.-a of the four

centres considered the question of the amount required in ,-_..h, and it was doomed desirable that no further appeal should be specially made. The position m the other centres U. much the same as that in Auckland. An appeal is be! fore the public i v connection with tho wounded fur. I. and it was thought better to allow 'ho money to be provided out of funds already held. After con eideration th- amounts agreed upon •vere as follows: Auckland. £4000; Wellington. _.!<).»). Dunedin. L' 2500; Christchurch, t'2ooo.

"The total oi -12.0.V! » the amount of cash needed, and on behalf of Auckland I undertook to provide i.4000. and the other Mayor, the sums required irom their respect,ve centre*. It iestimated that this .urn. with the bal anc- already in the hand, of his Excel lcn-.'y. will be sufficient to fit out and equip the Maram...

"The question was brought up at a special meeting of the executive of the Patriotic Association hel.l last night, and after consideration the proposals were cordially approved, and I have no doubt that this course will meet with The hearty eupport of all the members of tho Association. It will be redistil bered thai a very considerable sum was donates! in response to tbe Hospital "hip and Wounded Relief appeal. ' and this undertaking han therefore prime claim upon our wounded fund It is particularly gratifying to note that the Maheno ha- been so acceptable, and has done sjcii valuable work since she rea.-hed the seat of operations. As far as the interests of our wounded men abroad are concerned I beheve that New Zealand can do nothing better than fur aish a second ship for this humanitarian work of comfortably removing the wounded."

.-p-aking of the arrangements that woali have to be made I,sally for the ra_ing of the equipment material. Mr (iunson said that tha* aould have to be 3i-rpat.he.l to Wellington within the next month, and in the course of the

next «!j_v or two a puiihc jnnoanwmert woulj-i be ma.le xs to just what vn., required. T h<?re was a surplus of m.i tenal . . :hc last appeal. a,n<i t.-.u« »ou!,l taken »tus\ of, inj the bal anoe of the sooJj rnjuir-'l from this <-pntre -v»'on!ii he oalleil for as quickly .ii> pn-isihie. In the meantime, adit-'i bi» Wor-ihip, i°!iy person ar Srru in p.itss-i *ioa of any of the artides m<-ntiyni'.l ir. the Oovernor's list who .ie.«:r«i to help in the Kjuipment of the ship should sen.i them to th<' »«rretary of th.- An. % Und Provincial ratripti<-"»nd War Re lici at the To»U Ha!!. unt:l farther irnn.i"!ucnt.s hjve b»-.-n ma it; ami ei*ct railoj for.