THE OXFORD AND BIRCH HILL BELIEF FUND.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 9944, 25 January 1898, Page 6

THE OXFORD AND BIRCH HILL BELIEF FUND.

The following subscriptions have been received at the Fbbss office :— £ b. d. Amounts acknowledged ... 97 9 6 R. J. S. Harman ... ... 2 0 0 .7. H. T. ... ... ... -1 0 0 H. E. Mansfield .- ... 010 6 E. M. ... .~ .10 0 A. M. 0 4 0 C. H. ... .« ... 2 2 0 R. \V. England 2 2 0 Y. Z. 0 2 6 U. A. C. , 0 10 0 T. Wallace ... ... ... 110 Poverty ... ... — 0 5 0 A Reward 0 2 6 H. B 10 0 J.D.J 0 5 0 Wallace and Co. ... ... 5 5 0 Sympathiser ... •■• •- 1 c T. S. Mannering ... ... 2 0 0 The following sums have been received by his Worship the Mayor :-—T. »S. Weston £1 Iβ, the Mayor £5 sa, Marks Trust (per C. Louisson and A. Ferguson) £5, Louisaon Bros. £1 Iβ, J. Elliott £1 Is, Captain Maroiel £1 Is, H. E. Kirk £1 Is, T. Wardrop £2 2s, Gould, Beaumont and Co., £5, Black, Beat tie and Co., £5 ss. Mc John Ingrnm reports the following subscriptions to the fund :—Already acknowledged, £87; James Sharpe, a second subscription given after a visit to the scene of the fire £2 2s, Thomas Harle £2 23, Rev. Father Aubrey £1 Is, R«v. Father Quirk £1 Iβ, H. Lancing £1 Is, W. Paget £1 Is, Moderate Bros. £1 Is, M. Winter £1 Is, D. Dohrmann £2 2a, J. l>. Dickenson £1, M. J. Dixon £l,MrDal7.eil£l, G.P. Williams£l Is, James Tonge £1 Is, Lancelot Watson £2, F. B. Chisholm £1, F. A. Mounsey £1, Thomas Hunter £2 2s, Jas. Aldridge £1, F. J. Weeber £5, John Parlane £2, employees Sargood, Son, and Ewen £1 15s, employees Ashby, Bergh and Co. £3, employees ChryeUll and Co. £2, Ashby, Bergli and Co. £2 23, Chrystall and Co. £5 ss, Mrs Waymouth £1 Is, Mr Button £1 Is, Mr John Black £1, MrF. Crowe £2, John Weld £2, E. Jeff£l, C. A. Thompson £2, E. W. Cooper £5 Sβ, A. W. Stubbs £2 2s, A. Stubbs £2 2s, Miss Dode £1 Is, J. R. Gorton £2 2s. H. Smith £1, T. B. Dickson £1, W. McKay £2 2s, Mrs White £1, E. Feary £1 Is, R. B. Ryder il, C. W. Purchas £1.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Snt, • The Committee of the above fnnd, at its last meeting, unanimously decided to include Birch Hill within the scope of its work, bo that the sufferers from the fires there will "equally participate with Oxford residents in the relief fund. The following gentlemen were also invited to act upon the Executive Committee: — Messrs R. Moore, M.H.R., and T. Caverhill, representing the Kaiapoi Committee ; the Mayor of Rangiora and Messrs R. Buddo and E. B. Millton; thus securing an impartial and intelligent consideration of all •hums for relief from any part of the district. This action will doubtless commend itself to the subscribers, and, we trust, will result in a substantial addition to the generous and practical sympathy already •voiced.—Yours, &c, R. J. Murray, Hon. Sec.

The Committee desires to thank the following/ladies and gentlemen for gifts of clothing, Sec, which nave been received :— Employees Kaiapoi Factory, two bales of new blankets (a magnificent and timely gift); Mesdamee Miller, C. Thompson, S. Brown, Gibson and H. R. "Webb ;' employees Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co., four packages; F. Wayimrath and friends, eight packages ; Ashburton frieads (per R. Murray), small box of tea and several packages; *ours Truly, Anon ; Moir and Co., 8001b of floor.