RAETIHI RELIEF FUND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 74, 27 March 1918, Page 7

RAETIHI RELIEF FUND.

FURTHER DONATIONS. . The subscriptions at the various oflices at the Town Hall now total £1719 10/10. The following amounts wore received this morning:—\V. S. Sanderson, £S. City- Treasury Department: N.OjC., £1; H. Meachain, £1 1/. ■Since yesterdaj' the following amounts nave been added to the Auckland "Star" list:—YV. F. Wedde, £5; C R. Macdonald. £!; -"Sympathiser," Whangarei, Tiie directors of the Onehunga Building Society last night, voted £50 to the Raetilii S"ire-''Rcliof»j<Bnndi!::i If was decided to send the money direct to Ohnkune for immediate distribution. The Mayor (itr. J. H. Gunson) is in receipt of" the following- telegram from the secretary of the Raetihi Relief Committee: —"Please notify your generpus public that we are fully supplied with clothing except women's underclothing, boys' and youths' knickers and shirts, all sizes In children's, girls', boys', youths', and men's useful boots. We are also short of tents." RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGED. '.The following communication has been Teceived by the Mayor-(Mr. J. H. Gunson), from Mr. E. F. Barry (Mayor of Ohakune): —"I enclose herewith voucher for £205 collected in Auckland and forwarded by you. I wish to assure you, the Mayor and citizens of Auckland, that the people of this district are full of gratitude for your prompt and spontaneous help- It is impossible for mc at present to give you any idea of the extent of the loss. The Crown Lands rangers and assistants are methodically covering the whole district, and will be in a position to report on Monday or Tuesday. We know that the losses of stock are heavy. An officer of the Lands Department will be in Raetihi on Monday or Tuesday at latest, "He and an executive under my chairmanship will go into the matter of distribution of monetary relief. The distribution of the jroods and the Government grant has iicen proceeding under the able guidance of the local clergymen, the Salvation Army, and the V.M.C.A., to which institutions we handed over that department. I should feel obliged if you would let it be known in Auckland that the people of the district iiave not adjectiree in their vocabulary to qualify the excellent services rendered by the Salvation Army and the V.M.C.A." DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF. (By Telegraph.—l'rcss Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Minister of Lands is on the way to Kaetihi district to set in motion for affording relief to settlers ■who suffered from the recent bush fires. The scheme is to supply, on liberal terme, grass seed, fencing material, etc.. Mr. Sandford, a Lands Department officer, will be stationed in the district for a time, and it has been arranged that all authorised supplies shall be made through him in an expeditious manner. TW Hon. Mr. Guthrie states that the Government highly appreciates the splendid response from all parts of the Dotti nion in the interests of the settlers affected by the fire. RE-ERECTION OF MILLS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) TAIHAPE, this day. Great uneasiness is felt in the Main Trunk fires areas that the prices of tirawould be increased owing to the almost clean sweep of sawmills. Settlers appealed to Mr. R. W. Smith, M.P. f or Wainiarino, and lie yesterday waited °n Mr. M. M. Carpenter, manager of the Sawmillere' Association, who assured Mr. .Smith that local sawmillers not take such a meon advantage, limber prices would not be increased. • of sawmills in the Main fire areas will be prosecuted energetically, providing ample work for all *ands available, and the mills will all c m full operation within two months.