ROLL OF HONOUR.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 287, 4 December 1929, Page 12

ROLL OF HONOUR.

APPEAL FOR FUNDS.

Response very gratifying.

LARGE SUM STILL ■ REQUIRED.

By every mail letters are being received by the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association from next-of-kin who desire that the names of their dead be inscribed on the Auckland Provincial Roll of Honour, which is to be erected at the War Memorial Museum when sufficient money has been subscribed. Approximately f4OOO is required, and a large portion of that sum has yet to be collccted.

Mr. A. C. A. Sexton, president of the U.S.A., stated yesterday at a meeting of the 801 l of Honour Committee, that there was every reason to be gratified with the response to the appeal. Subscriptions had como in from all parts of the province. It had been arranged that the first £1000 should be placed <jji fixed deposit at the bank for a period of six months.

A better return would be obtained by investing the money in some mercantile house, suggested Mr. A. St. C. Brown. On his motion it was decided to authorise the executive committee to dispose of further moneys with some approved commercial undertaking, the money to he available not later than June 30, 1930.

A period of six months would be a suitable period to enable arrangements to bo made, said Sir George Richardson. Several matters would then have to be considered, but an active sub-committee could deal with these.

Mr. S. Austin Carr raised the question of the location of the proposed Roll of Honour at the Museum. He was informed on good authority that there would be no space for the Roll in the upper hall at the Museum.

An assurance had been given by the architect that there would be ample room, said Mr. Brown, and in addition to that the president of the Auckland Institute and Museum had given his personal assurance that the names would appear in the upper hall.

Toe H had promised every help, and were arranging that subscription lists should be circulated among the employees of firms, said Sir George Richardson. Reports showed that the movement to provide a Roll of Honour had the sympathy of all persons approached, and great interest had been shown.

It was decided to print 2000 subscription lists, to be filled in by contributors. Replies sent to local bodies in-the country districts were received, and it was stated that in many districts residents had already subscribed liberally to local memorials. It was decided to send lists to branches of the Returned Soldiers' Association, whose officers, it was stated, would be willing to undertake collecting wjork.