HOSPITAL DESTITUTE PATIENTS' FUND.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5366, 6 December 1882, Page 3

HOSPITAL DESTITUTE PATIENTS' FUND.

The following correspondence has been handed to ns for publication:—- . To J. D. Prankish, L] £>£ ha f; man of the Destitute Patients Belief Fund, Christchnrch HosDaar Sir!—l have been requested by Mr John Ah Ton?, of Dunedin, to hand you_the enm of ,£59 Is 6d in aid of the destitute natients' fund in connection with tne ShristchurchHospiteL This money has been collected by Messrs John Ah Tong, Chun? Too Sing, Fung Nun and Lee Sew, from ninety-three Chinese residents inCanterbury, whose names appear in the enclosed list. lam also requested to inform yon that it affords the contributors to the fund great pleasure to lend their assistance to sneh an excellent institution as the Christchurch Hospital. It may, perhaps, be interesting to the committee to know that every Chinese resident in theChnstchurch district has subscribed to the fund except two. who have not been applied to on account of their poverty. Mr John Ah Tong, who is an old colonist and a leading member of the Chinese community in New Zealand, has taken advantage of a_ recent visit to Christchurch to move in this matter, and I feel sure that the committee will be pleased with the result of his efforts. I am, &c., John Jotcb. Selwyn Chambers, Hereford street, Ghristchurch, N.Z., Ist Dec., 1882. Christchurch Hospital, December 4th, 1882. To John Joyce, Esq., Solicitor, Christchurch. Dear Sir,—lt affords mc great pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, enclosing cheque for .£59 Is 6d, in aid of the funds devoted to the relief of destitute patients in the Christchnrch Hospital. I shall be glad if you will convey the thanks of the committee to the Chinese residents in the Christchurch district for their very handsome contribution. I attach especial importance to the gift, inasmuch as during the many years I have been connected witn the Christchurch Hospital I have never found any of their countrymen applying for charitable assistance. : I am, &c., J. D. FBANB3BH, Chairman of Destitute Patients Belief Fund. An Account of moneys collected by Messrs John Ah Tong, Chung Too Sing, Fung Nim, and Lee Sew, from Chinese residents in Canterbury, in aid of the above fund.— n , £ s. d. Cutt Chung Hien and Co 2 2 0 Ung Too Sing and Mah Jerney, £2 2seach 4 4 0 Woo Ping and Chung Too Singr, £1 11s 6d each 3 3 0 John Ah Tong, Lee Sew, WongYe Sew, Mah Ching Noon, Lee Che, Wong We, Gee 80, Yu Ling Quin, Te Kip, Chew Kow, Mah Gow, Mah Tung Sik, Hin Yung, Ching Kay Sing, Chine SearTak, Ching Tung Yin, Ching Fwoon, Mah Too Mc, Lee- Too Quill, Ling Yung Toon, Taeng Pc, Lo Kcon, Tea Ting, Ching Yet Kirn, Ching Sing Kew, Ching Yung Toon, Ye Tong Chung, i>l Is each 28 7 0 Fung Nim Too, Fung Xi Too, Ching Yet Che, Ye Yu Chung, John Ti,Ye Nim, Ye Lim Chung, Ye Tak Wo, Ye Ing Chung, Ching Wong Loy, Lo Ah Chow, Ah Woo, Mah Gung, Mah Pak Gung, Le Fo Che, Ching Pang, Ching Yet Hay, Ching Yet Gong, Lew Pang Hoy, John Hung Ye, Wong King, 10s 6d each 11 0 8 Wong Ting ... 0 10 0 Sung Too, Kong Sang, Fung 1 Chew, Wong Fre, Yin Pα, Ye Wing, Leong Yin, Wong Chung, Mah Sin, John Ing, Ching Hay, Ching Kirn, Wong Foo Ching, Wong Tak, Tung Fnt, Yβ Ching Wong, Loon Chang, Lew Hang Ching, Le Nang, Che Yung, Mah <2upk Sew, Ching Kan, Ching Ham, Ching Li, Dea Sik, Kong Wi, Chew Thine , , Dea Yet Tooey, Ching Foo filing, Dea Sew Lim, Chung Tim Wo, Chung Yet Hing, Wong Yung Sing, Hung Hok Lee, Lee Too Fooey, Lin We Che, Ching Hung Heing, Ching Sing Yet, Ye Sui Yin, 5s each ... 9 15 0 £59 1 6