"THE PRESS" RELIEF FUND.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19683, 29 July 1929, Page 8

"THE PRESS" RELIEF FUND.

AN APPEAL TO OUR READERS. The time is approaching for the distribution of the moneys subscribed by the people of the whole of New Zealand for their unfortunate fellow countrymen who suffered hardships and financial loss by the earthquake last month. When that distribution has to be made, it is already certain that the total will be woefully short of the sum needed to make good the damage, and to restore the people in the stricken area to that degree of comfort which they had be.ore the earthquake partially destroyed their homes, ruined their farms, or temporarily robbed the breadwinners of employment. Generous as readers of The Pkess have been, it is still necessary to continue the appeal. Very much more money is required, and our fund will remain open for contributors. £ s. d. Previouslv acknowledged 4456 11 1 •J.W.G. (Hawkiiigs) ... 110 B.T. ... .- 0 3 6 £4457 15 7

THE MAYOR'S LIST.

At noon on Saturday the Mayor's list showed a total of £9863. Additional subscriptions are:— & s. d. Previously acknowledged 9630 16 8 Mrs J. Richardson .. 0 10 0 Anonymous .. . - 10 0 Proceeds dance, Le Bon's Bay .. .. 20 15 0 Employees J. Ballantyne and Co., Ltd. (third contribution) .. 5 3 3 Mrs D. .. .. 110 W.E.W. .. .. 110 "Sumnerites" .. .. 10 0 Knox Church Young Men's Bible Class .. 110 Employees Gas Works .. 0 19 0 Lyttelton Harbour Board 200 0 0 Old Age Pensioner .. 0 2 6 £9863 10 3

CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

(PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, July 27. As chairman of the Central Earthquake Committee, Sir Joseph Ward has received a letter from Mr McLean, chairman of the Karatnea Relief Committee, Mr Stewart, chairman of the Murchison Relief Committee, and Mr secretary to the Murchison Committee, assuring him ; in view of the criticism levelled against the committee, that delay was unavoidable and further entirely necessary as no definite action could be taken until full details were available to the committee. "This, of course," says the letter, "does not apply to the matter of dealing with urgent cases of distress, and with gratitude we recognise the prompitude of the committee in handling all such cases submitted to it. We deprecate any criticism which might tend to lessen the flow of much-needed relief funds, which in the aggregate must amount to very large sums." A POOR RESPONSE. (PMSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, July 27. Eighteen bands, from Wellington city and suburbs, combined in an open-air concert on the Basin Reserve to-day, in aid of the Earthquake Relief Fund. There were between seven and ten thousand peope present. The collection realised only £4O. A second collection was therefore taken up at the gates as the people filed out. The amount is not yet available.