POOR OF BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15489, 17 January 1916, Page 9

POOR OF BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND.

Subicrip t iona may be forwarded to tho I'Kpni. treasurer (Mr.C. W. Beid, care of Messrs Co.), to"-tlxo* secretary, Mr G. 'L. i '.Doiildson (Art Gallery), or to tie office of the Prcaa Company. , fy&sitWmt previously Acknowledged £103,718 H. T. MacKenzie (monthly) £1, Mrs £rBftC9»M (monthly) £1, "Gunyali" (monthly) . IC* £. W. Woodward (monthly) £1, Hi. \ (au&ihly) £2, Hon. Justice Denniston £25, and M. Gaxd'ner (monthly) £1, Ta- ' *W.County Council quota SA Ia Id, Eev. B. £1, J. Caughlcy £1, Flotcher, Hum-

phreys an.-l Co. £10, Kmployeos Kibblcwhite and Voughan £5 M. O'Brien and Co., Ltd., £5 ss. M.D. ;ip"l M.K.A. XI, Employees '•"brook's ill Is, Tiuiani qu-rta for January £18?, Employees fc'cott Bros. ilo 'Is 6d; total to date, £IC9.DGS !>s 7d. ASHBURTON BELGIUM FUND. Mr J. B. Christian. r.»cretary of tho Aeliburton Bek'itim Rc.'i?f Fund Committer, lias l'-ooiwd a further telcjirom from Mr J. Hislop (Undor-S?cr?t-'ry for I"to>-nu! Affairs), relating to Ashbnrton's do-iation to tho Fund. The mnrsa?c r,t2tc3 "that in accordance with Mr Christian's prov'ous te'esrram. tho Minister lm3 apDlied to Timaru ar.:l A'hbu' t-,n B"!;»ian Committ-es for information rs to whether t!i3 contribution from th-so towns was intended rs a ep-ciaJ contribution. and not frr the purpose of maintaining Cant?rbiiT'3 monthly ouotn. Ho received advice from both of ! them 'that thn money waa a ervcinl contribution,' and in accordance with a T"commendat'on from tho Department dated January JOtii, 'that the money should bo remitted' ha 3 row approved of this course. Th 3 money will therefore be' forw.iHed as a 6P-?cial contribution to the H ; ?h .Commissioner for transmission to th» B-Wan Committee, and will be entire'}- independent of Canterbury's monthly quota."