PATRIOTIC APPEAL

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23740, 11 September 1942, Page 6

PATRIOTIC APPEAL

Sir,—“Citizen’s" letter to you about the above matter is interesting. He considers that the failure of the present Canterbury patriotic appeal is due to doubt existing in the minds of prospective givers as to what will eventually happen to' the money. This does no doubt prevent a few people from subscribing, but it is not the main cause of the failure of the local appeal. In my Opinion it is due entirely io lack of organisation. Those responsible for collecting the money have too much to do with other war organisations and so cannot give sufficient time to the appeal. The way the appeal has been handled is a disgrace to Christchurch. —Yours, etc., CITIZEN No. 2. September 9. 1942. [The Mayor (Mr E. H. Andrews) commented that the main reasons why patriotic fund collections all over New Zealand had been disappointing this year were the heavy inroads on the public purse by war loans and the difficulty of acknowledging donations through the press and over the air. The latter difficulty had been partly overcome. Probably by the end of the year "Citiz.en No. 2" would find the position considerably improved. Mr Andrews said he realised that many of those interested in the raising of patriotic funds were overloaded with other duties, but there were many who could come to their assistance. They would be welcomed.]