£1 PER HEAD.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 232, 29 September 1915, Page 2

£1 PER HEAD.

AXJCBLAJTD** BIG PATRIOTIC EFFOBT. FUND FOR TWENTY YEARS. CTiXTRIBtTIONB TO PATV. Cm". 10 3: mi'NTRT, 2 3 PER 11KAD.

A quarter milUon fund! I* it exoeswe or uiadrquaU* <-i.-i;pareJ »ith the obh gallons ti:at will ariso :n connection I with the cut- of the wounded »n<l of the JrjcnJrDij of our ooidiere! Th:s qnttsUon ha& been frequently aiked mner, on the amalgamator! <>' th <" peUriotie and hoepitaJ ship fond*, the Mayor naiii-d th* inn att the o:>je«-tiv<> ai »!*: tbe new I'atn.riK aV.! Uk K.-h, f Amocw I t:on should aim. Tlip querti n *a< answered and inter <*tinpiy onah.'.-j by Mr. lianeon y«»Ur .isv . n the coarse nf an aiMrrae to a foil Tncrtin? of the PilnoUc Ae-x-ialion. tir.rdy. ha nmlirt w»s that Cus sdouol *a.i In no means x.uTcrfluou*. but at li.f Kami' ti.T* *<l! a.Lh.n the ca{«u-.tr of the Aark;.inJ military duitr-U S:nrr th<> anx^i^ xalioTi <if th<" funds ■avui c;!fi i.-.i i.xi- fnrther . ..ri-oii.iatiri,. prorrst vl indurine ibe nH» ~" 10-ul paLrxvtw: f.iniir in thr m I tary de t.-ii t t») <nnLh.iie uniicJ , on* gvnrrti of !<<*n*'MUs an. J tn iias bf.-n snergpucalh ;,u*h.-.! forward by the Mayor, with jh«i rcault tb.it at the irrncral meeting <-f t-he A«onaXion y<* U-rday it wtw announci-d that th<-*chrrae of uniti'-aV; •n ha! alnuet conipleti-d-ITi.-rr »«.• only two c.-ntr.-* who** defin.t? d.i:fcjoa had not vrl Wen f-irl!: and on tbr ajKTimpt.on that u!ti nateiy lht*e <i:stnft.« *olild <-,>nform to the provincial srbrmo the Mayor htd prt-p«.-,-d fijTurne !<y vray of lUuelratinn ij:!-.- t-l,o»Tflg th* unounta alread;. tbe proi»ah!e alioc»4H)nc>. anj the futare oblyrat:one o/ the \a:.oie miioiucs. THK. ASM AL VALI K. Broadly th« Mayor's calculation* were ba«r>i on a £1 p#r head r»llr<rtn>n. wh.cb »o.iJd (ri»e a fund ]c* di»!mr?e aiente U> date of a quarter of a million pLHimiy. Tabii* had aleo bevn prrf>arej afto«Hn; thr annul vaiur of th» fund *t 4j pr reot over a I.l> of t»YnU year.. Already, he in.-identalry po.nted out. the fun.i> rollertcd were txaring interest which more than tovered ex?r»« of iranajfraiont. Hut obvi.mslT it find ra.>ed for the *pe«-(i<- oiiject of helping the wr.unded would n->t be a 'und in perpetuity. t..vinj il a life of t *eot.f veare .t would ooty reaJ;*e an sntiual amount of ilS.ftSO to provide (or Ittr ol the ever growing number ai wounded end d»ible<l menHat .11 j( 1.-. i. oprraliun. poinle.i uiit the Mayor, thr demand* upv.n the w..uld be of a character ik thei y-par» rolird by. < »n a »cale of ii-s m.nz expenditure tho quarter million 'und; woald g-.se thr fo!!o»:ng innuil income for ivrot\ ycerti — ' ' I lflli-irao CSt.cn IWO-SKi'. ~ , " tots-Tiv;.".: ' li.aw I IMtVinXJ JO.uKi 189S-UM IJCi-liOi t.'ui Thu* t-'.e fund would be nhau-ted in txcntjr rea.-«. THK COUNTRY BEHIND. KorpnJt the link lietaetn the bij nrw endeavour and the further tchewc tori umtjing tho proT.nce. >ae Mamr pointwil out how. o\»ing to tS* afeenee of con J tudered plin. xonev* (ofkvtrd in the district row covered by the fund. in tbe i had bo-n divrrtrd into «rnlralu»ed rbaancl.i. with the resoJt that many of the country dutrictv Boor sapfKirtmß tbr fand showed »x.aJl rontri- 1 bauona. The net result of the analye»i wae that the cit.v area had contributed H>/3 per head of the population a« ajraußt 2,1 per Hi-ad !n country dwtrirts j As a fret efT the anuoucta for 1 ■wurded from the country to Wellington' beiore tbr provincial *cheffie toot ihape,| tbe pr*)dent of the .Wonat.on «af I geaLcd that disbuTM-mvnte to date from the nsain fand should b* entirely a liability of the city aJloeatjan.

To date —or rather, pr.or to the launching of the caj-nivaJ effort- £*3,000 had bc-m ni»rd in tbe city, and £11XW) in the country. On the £1 pej- fceaJ bajb—with tbe al'ow-ance in the ejt» d* trict '.or disbirr»emirat»—the allocations would fre a* foDoire : —

Amounts already unhsercbed. and the balanrc-* that would be required on this bae« were ai follows: —

TilE TASK AHEAD. Three fijrur.*. the Mayor explained with empha**. ' were no rijpd allocation a>r.ve»i at by the executive. They m"ere tterei" worked out by way of lilnetri t.on of the ta*k nf the Association in orparusinf? the prorinre for the £250.000 land appeal. The allocxtions provided for r-jore than .i quarter of a nuHion. but tin , obj.«rt xas to have a balance of this ajcoant to commence with after disbursement* to dale had been deducted In point of fact the balance of 2C150.000 indicated by ih>> Major* ftjrurn* ha* il TP&dy bc«n ronwiic-iblT redarc-i by thr hmdfonic donation* ani pmn-.i*.* .if the past fortnight, ami a but: f>f ahn-.it £134.000 j-t?rnam* 1 i ho miaed by rhe rarniva] and thf provini:.ii appoil. Tlif Mayor tb.n outlined thf nin fcaturoft thr prnpcmmi«*.i the O'panwin" and ' jnvii* Cm which t!i*' to-ir.n,; i»; the province by a Jtrong platfri'tr mittcc. and sin act;r« fenionaj fjnvus with the aid of the local i/f the distnetf rititaxi.

iIT. EDEN BOWLING CLUB. The committee of .the Mi. Eden IVowl ing tJub h*s unanimously roolvn) that ali rr.onej-s rewnvd will oe handed over to th* liowleiV Wouaded 6oldiere' Convalescent Jlonr at Kotorua. OSEHUNCA'I IHtBE. A meeung wa* beid a» <»ehim*a la*t niffht te iniUat* a erhemt (or a*»J*Un. the r»mouo Kuwd. isw Major (Mr. J. Kowei praul«d. at>4 \h«" «** * I * r S* and rrpn»«rtt*tnr<- Mundane 1 <>* mVotiitj; wa* utuuißiuiu tha» * Vl-r 7 ! Mnrtiiiouj' effort *b«ul<l r« m*de (or thi* worthy caw, Hα «a* AxrviM »♦ u> ' ways an J r... .-■•••■.■■ fh,- Ma.». ,r *»" 1 n " ,u,r '* u »-* h ' »" nrll f.-!t that a goal «1<»l of m«.n<-v roul.i >- r»t»«l if t.'ir} unrtol to promote a moii tt.r t*x*ar Hγ «*k«i (or »u(or«Uoii». It wait .aor*»l«d that the Major »houl<i >ira,i » drputalion «.) wail on [our »<-a!thy mm in «»nrhuns». » !1,1 »* k x - hrm for CtH) r*rh Mr 11. .1 U\irs. a niPii>Ur <J th* ( oiincil. felt iurr that therr Wrrr fifty mm hi - 'ni-hunca vrhu would p« f-'O rath He fiT onr. Mr I. I. TatloT, another nn-mbrr of t1... Connril. »ai-l he would ali>o pi*«- JCiU. The Mavr thnupht the fairot way would U- f.r th.- I'ouncil to etnk..- a rale of a ha!f[»-nny in thr [.-.und I'y that irniu tticx »oulii ?rt at the mren ri« h nf <m<-liunca <fn<-liunj;a had. ao far. contribute! ehoul *:<W to thr Patri.aic Kunil. which 2 2 p.-r b«a4 of the fv.pulation. an.) about Jll.OOt m all to the palnnur and ot)i«-r war fun<l». ]!.- moved that » monater leiaar l« held. \lr 1 manager c.f tbi- I 'n<liuiisa WwolW-n Mill* KpoWr .itronplv in ■ upport ••' dirrrt pvine Tho [\<-\ S. I «j»n>|tlrfll sai-1 h«- vtu willing In help at a l-a.'*ar and 'I" aM he roul.l for thr raiLV. which ha.) h.< teen ot Mmpathy. Imt it mi.u«t !»■ fr»-e from tin- c»rtinlina ft^meiu. Tlw Mayor etatoti that the manaffmrnl of the baxaar reeled «ith th<i oun.il. and h<- antifipatfd that rs.ffic-.v at any ratv. would be allowed, a* a *<•<- , lion of lan.i anil a honw had already | br.-n for the fun.l. In be d:»p<»M-'i i of in that waj R<-v P D. "s-ott Mid it »»> wt«nj j tr> arvu<> that the (""hurrhrs po*»essrij all; the rhantv. llr k.nr» memn*r» of the I Church whn »<-ro vrrj rloer while j there were ihosr ••( tu.« acquaintance* out*icie tlie ( hurrh who »i-rr very gvn I eroiu. i anon !!a>el'ipn mavrti. a.* an arorm. j rnrnt. " That thi* mretinc w "( opinion ; that thn amount j »houU be .-iLT.i by direct (pnnj[. ami, mpvctfulli i-usrznl* that the Horouch I Council taki- step* to runru.. thr town i to obtain th<- mrairy " Thy amendment wo-» loot, an.i IJie motion to hold a hu-aar n< adopt H Mr H I Pari.-. moved That a com mittce be appointifl by llie meetinji to manac<" Ihe i>»iaa.r " The following an;rn'lm<'nt »a* m«>ve«l i t.v thr Mayor and carried. vir. " Tliat j • tcp» \<r Lit... •! to rai*e the mm a-i Onehnns^'« »har«> tovi-»rd the prorin [ rial fund of £250.000. and that for thi* S purpose two commit tpr* !«• formed, who »hall each rniMr a- much money a« they can in the uay it #eem» tient to nirh " The amendment vu adoptwi The ilayor and Council and thr local, minratiT* Wrr« appoiotnl a committee j to rvnvaju for «übwription* It »a» i airreeri that »!! »hr> faroiued a t_s\ii' ! aboaM be i..m.-i with the Maror and! Council to form a committee to carry! it «k»1- It «'w further rifolrri) to j adopt a made by Mr V*. X i Melntneh. hea<imajter of the Onehunpa j public ttehool, to have a " Children* I Day." the to >w left en- I tirely in th* hands of the t.rhon\ teachers The Mator announced that the One Ruildins Society had donated the Fnm of C2.SO. whioh vat a pood ptart !i>r direct »uh»rnption».

.Administerial under Its Crnu-e. rnnu-ol. Aorklaod fitj- .. JtiSlT Wbaajcarrt 20.712 Darcarfil* « {ITS Hamilton . . 1A.2TT nimbrldgf .. . . II, "Xβ Tγ Arotm. VTElhi. Pa«x>». TJianx-s IT.r.Tr. T»orin(ta ■l.'Wa ■»T»akaLsnp :.7"K1 Opotlii 4.153 Flolm-na .'. fv*1 Te Kaltl «.-tOl A"lo<-a tlin. 3).7i; H.37V 1.1.2.T n.Ton 4.S4S i ;.•> L1S3 :. "W TotsU >V4.1i4 £775.000

Prertotul? tndrbtr4 St-hvrlbrd. on allocation. A nek! J c<! Hit £K1,2V, 0 1 tSOSTfl 1O 11 Whacr.rd .. 2..rr. 13 : ls.rtsn n 10 nirrafllle ... 472 1 1 T> Kjnr. S 2 Hamilton ... I.*W l« 4 l«.SSe 1 « rambrldco nil 17 3 ! 1.071 2 9 TV Arnha. WsiM Parrna.Ttutn»n !.C1 14 1 22.K3 " 11 Tmnroita .... B3 « 10 4.24S fi 2 WfailutiDC . KU 13 0 T*K 4 3 Opotikl V.I n :. .1.SJW i« 7 Ilotnm» !rt» * !> 4.KS1 15 3 To KrJti ... K-v"! 13 .T 5.317 5 9 CM.eeg : 0 £180.331 17 3