THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2249, 8 September 1914, Page 7

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST . FURTHER LIBERAL DONATIONS Tho following contributions towards tho Empire Defence Fund liavo been received by tho Prinio Minister:— £ s d. Hori To Anaua, Paehi Turoa, Putiki Wanganui; Meiha Keepa Tai-' toko and tho elders of the tribe of Wangauui (one-half of. the year's rent, payable for Oho- , tu, Ngarekauwhakarara. and Morikau Blocks, half to go to> wards War Fund and other half towards tho relief of tho widows arid orphans of those within the arena of v war). Win. H. Gibson, New Ply. _ mouth 10 10 0 0. J. Jennings (Mayor), Pvangiora (first instalment) 270 0 0 Whakatane County Patriotic Fund, Whakatane 24 5 0 .W. E. Dasent, House of Representatives . 1 1 0 Murchisou Patriotic Fund, Murchison 30 0 0 Marlborough War Fund, Blenheim 25 0 0 Maryborough , State School, Martinboroug'h' 8 0 0 Dunedin "Evening Star,'' r Dunedin 200 0 0 W. Beauchamp Platts (Captain, Motor Reserves), Wellington... 0 10 0 Lieut.-Col. A. M. Myers, 0.0. Motor Reserves, Wellington 200 0 0 Charles Ehodes, Auckland 200 0 0 Manawatu Automobile Association, Palmerston North 137 4 0 Rangitikei' County Council (J. A. Macdonald £5, Arthur Bushby £1 10s.), Marton 6 10 0 St. Andrew's Patriotic Fund, Timaru 48 I'd 10 Murray, Roberts and C 0.,. Ltd., Dunedin 100 0 0 Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., Napier ..'......... 100 0' 0 Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., Gisborno .... 100 0 0 Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., Wellington ...... 100 0 0 Residents of Wakapuaka and Wangamoa, Waka- _ puaka , 79 17 0 Windonsido Committee, In- -'j vercargill 1.0 Oi Wellington Publishing Co., Ltd. (The Dominion), Wellington 418 1 8 Orrnondville Patriotic Committees, ' Ormondvillo : (second instalment)... 22 5 '3 J. Costall, Eongotea 5 0 0 Reefton • Patriotic Fund, Reefton (fifth instalment) -• 10 0 0 Pohangina Patriotic Committee, Pohangiua, sec- , . ond instalment 200 0 0. Trustees of tho Hokitika . Savings Bank, Hokitika 250 0 0 Castlepoint County Council, Tirrai .......\ 50 0 0 Wendonside Committee, hivercargill (fourth inj ' stalment), and gifts ■ '-"chaff and tea ■ .'.■... 39 17. 0 "Evening Post" list 285 9 9 Owhahgo Patriotio Conn niittee' 29 0 0 Ms. 'Matthews, Tikokino ' 100 ' 0 0 Okaiawa Patnotic ; Com- ' , mitteo ......,.............'. 1,00'0,0 EFFORTS ELSEWHERE. A CARTERTON PROPOSAL. ' Tho Mayor of Carterton, Mr. M. D Hornsby, is inviting subscriptions in cash and kind from residents of Carterton and the South Wairarapa County, to a war .relief fund for the following objects :.—(1) To assist :tho "dependents of men who volunteer for active service from the borough and county, and. of reservists who rejoin tho British Army from tho same district; (2) to relieve distress occasioned by unemployment in the above' district, by carrying' out useful public works; (3) to forward relief in money or kind to England, Belgium, France, or elsewhere, as may be decided; (4) to rcliove the necessities of those who return to the borough or county after joining for active service; (6) to cooperate with other localities of the Wairarapa, or of the Dominion, or with a national fund or funds, with the abovo objects; (6) to devote any surplus to the purposes of such public, benevolent or educational institutions, fund, or work as may be decided. A meeting of subscribers to the fund will be called in due course, to elect an executive with full power to oarry out the objects of the fund—Carterton correspondent, OTAKI'S CONTRIBUTION.' The receipts for the Otaki patriotio concert' totalled £31 17s. S*d., while tho expenses amounted to £4 14s. Thus there is a net amount of £27 3s. Bsd. to hand over to tho Patriotio Fund Committee. A gift 'auotion sale was held at Otaki on Saturday when 1 £209 wew raised for tho patriotio fund'.— Otaki correspondent. PALMERSTON DONATIONS. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston N., September 7. The Palmerston North Railway Employees will hold a ball next Friday to raise funds for the relief of return., ed troops. • The Manawatu Racing Club has donated 196 pairs of boots, completing the number required by the Department. . AT NAPIER. Napier, September 7. The Chinese residents of Napier have donated £18 9s. 6d. to the. Patriotic Fund. The Hastings Patriotic Fund >now amounts to £2602 12s. 6d. ■ ■ \ - The Napier _ Frivolity Minstrels, who have been giving entertainments in this district for,over 18 years, all of them in aid of charities, gave a Patriotic Concert to-night, in aid of the Belgian Roliof Fund. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. The following aro the donations to The Dominion's War Fund lists to Uate :— WAR FUND. £ a. d Previously acknowledged ... 1884 4 8 Staff of United Insurance Co., per J. S. Jamieson 20 0 0 F-. W. Lowe 10 10 0 John Telford 10 0 0 Total 1924 14 8 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to tho fund for the relief of local cases of distress are: — £ V d. Previously acknowledged... 328 7 8 BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. Contributions to tho fund for • tho roliof of the Belgians in distress will subsequently bo forwarded to tho authorities in Belgium for distribution. & b. d. Previously acknowledged... 399 3 a Mrs. 11. S. Hadfieid, Paraparaumu 2 2 0 [lissaman Bros 10 0 "R.G." 0 10 0 "A.C.M." 0 7 6 Total 4U3 2 11,

MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. ■ £ s. d. Amount previouslyiacknowledged 2342 12 2 Employees Victoria Laundry Co., Ltd. (first instalment) 12 0 0 Staff of Wellington Harbour Board (first instalment) 11 8 0 £2366 0 2 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 1501 2 11 Employees Wellington Gas Co. (Miramar Works) ... 20 9 6 Staff of Wellington Harbour Board (first instalment) ... 21 16 0 Employees Railway Workshops (Pctono) 17 17 0 John Fuller, Junr. 15 0 0 Women's Social and Political League (per Mrs. ,E. J. Moore, Secretary) 10 0 0 . ' .£1586 5 5