CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 251, 20 October 1916, Page 9

CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

The response to the appeal for Christmas gift* for the troops,, made by the Mayoress, Mrs. J. H. Gunson, and the Auckland Women's Patriotic League, has been most gratifying, showing that the spirit of patriotism and of real desire to be of some help to our soldiers is thoroughly alive in our midst. Many surprises have been noted, one of them being that so generous a response has come from places, where in the ordinary course, owing to the eparsity of the population, one would not expect so much. There is scarcely a town or settlement in the whole of the Auckland military area which has not responded to some extent. The activity of the affiliated branches has been very great. These places are marked on the list with an asterisk. The gifts for the Main Body are now well on their way to their destination. The postal authorities have in their care those intended for the prisoners of war in Germany and Turkey, and the billies! for Egypt have also left our shores.) Those for Samoa and Mesopotamia are almost completed, and there still remains a sufficient number of Christmas': boxes to provide Aunkland'i quota for t-he men who will paes their Christmas on the transports. • That this result should have been accomplished by the direct giving of those interested, ia, of course, one of the most gratifying features of the scheme. The following is the list of districts and the number of gifts provided. For the great majority of these the goods were purchased and the parcels packed at the Town Hall, but several of tbo branch leagues elected to pack their own:-- •,....-: City and Suburbs (Otabnbu heads the list of suburbs, with 215, Dovonport being si-coud, with 170).—•Arondale 4ii, Bayswfiter 8, •Birkenhead 51), City 542, »Bevonport 170, Edendale 13, Ellerslio 11, Epsom 144, Grey Lyuu 17, 'Henderson' 1, «Mt Albert 140. .Mt. Eden J2O, Mt. Rosklll 15, •Milford 21, 'Mangerc 42, •Xewmnrket 23/ •Northcote 20, New Lynn 4, Onebunga 25,' •Otahuhu 215, Ponsonby 100, Parnell 121 •Papatoetoe .>", iP.inmure 37, •Point Chevalier 17, Itemucra I'JS, Takapuna 65, Walkumete 5. Country (Lower Thames Vallfj- beads the list with SOU. Whaugarei coming second ,vlt h 522, Hamilton third with 503).— Avnitu b. Bay or Islands 2. Bombay 2, *Buckhind 20, •Cambridge 200, Clevedoti S, •Coromanilel 00. *Dargavnie ICO, 'Drury 11C, •Frankton Junction 120, Great Barrier G. 'Gordon 10, Glenfleld 22. •Hamilton 503, •Helena Bay 2. Hoklunga 6, Hobsonvllle 4, Herehiuo 20, "Huutly 104, 'How-leU 9 Horahora 2, •Ilikiirangi SO, Hakaru 16, »Heleusvllle 86, 'Halrini 40, 'Horopito 30, Huuu.i 1. Kaihere 1, Kaltaia 41, 'Kauri 9T, "Kaukapakapa 24. •Kaihu 4, Kuaotunu 9, •KHUkihi 41, Kaitaital Rβ. 'Kawakawa 60, KaUkati 5(3, Kakahi 1, Little Barrier 4, Llclitleld I, Manganul 40, Marangal 78, •Morrlnsville 78, Matata 1, Mangatawhlrl Valley 1, Mamakii 20, TMatakana 40, 'Manawaru 40: MiUapuri 2, Sfaungakarunica 81, Mangapal 11, Matanmta 1, Slaungaturoto 43, Mercer 12, •Ngaruawahia 47, Obaeawal 40, *Ohaupo ii, Okathau 43, Okoroire 1, Owhango 1, Opaheke 1, Opotlki 246, 'Otorohanga 121, Papnkura 24, Paeroa ISS, Pakarangi 1, •Parakal 164, Pama Bay Iβ, Patumahoe 1, •Pirongla 40. *Port -Albert 52, *Pukekohe 257 •Pukekohe East 17, Putarua 1, Pahiatua 2, •Raglan IS3, Ramarama 44, Rangarirl.l, Rnngatlkl 1, »Rawene 60", Rawarawe T, Roduey 1. 'Rotonia 122, ♦Xtuneell 17. Springfield 2, Tabuna 1, Taugitaroa 1, Tare and Mangawal 27, Taupo 2, 'Taunoa 1. Tauranga 2, •Tanpirl 13, 'Taneatua 60, •Tβ Aroha 140, *Te Aroha West 32, •Tβ Awnmutu 201, Te Hlrua 1, Te Papapa 3 Tβ Hapua 1. Te Kopuna 1. •Tβ Kulti 25 ,, Te Opu. Kalpara. 7, •Tβ Rore 28, *Te Puke 05. •Thames 200, Tokomaru 1, •Tnma «8, •Tuakau 142, Watpu 21, •Wainmmaku 2S •Walhou- 69, •Waiuku 96, Walmate Nortli 10. Warkworth 17, Walmatunul 1, *Walklno 78, *Waihl 101. Walpakauri 4. Waikeke 1. Wairamaraiaa 1, *Wlri 25, Whakat tane 104 v •Whangarel 522, •WoodhlU 40, Whnfcaplrau 4, Wainparara S, Kopn IM, Hikutala 200, Purlrl 107, AVliarepoa 315— •Lower Thames Valley 806. Schools (Mt. Eden heads the list with SO. Bayfleld coming second with. 65) —- &"°, ndale 8 - Albany 5. Bayfleid 65. Central \\aipu o, Devonport 33, E'.lerslle 45 EWendale 8, Howick 4, .Maungawhau 46, Mt. Albert 8. .Mt. Eden 80. Newton East 47, Newton West 40. Normal 34. Napier Street 4, Newnv.rket 2, Otahuhu District School 16. Pakuranga C, Stanley Bay 51, St. Helier s Bay 13, Reninera 7, Weymouth 1 Warkworth 24, Walwera 4, Waotu Native School 25. I Colleges.—Girls , Grammar School 3, St. Cuthberfs 36. Tnuranga District High. School 8, Walhl District High School 13 Convents.—Otahuhu 1.