RED CROSS WORK
ESTIMATED SUM UEQUIRED. ,' The following is the latest cablegram received from Colonel lleaton Rhodes by His Excellency the Governor-General, under date June 19, 191S: —"following estimate amount required for lted Cross purpose.? Administration, JCISO. hospital comforts, J;3500; War Contingent-for hospitality, JiISUO; Southampton Depot, JJ100; contingencies, JE2SO; total, -£5500This provides for normal requirements, but if a rush of wounded occurs it might be exceeded. Recommend special grant ,£IOOO for open-air shelters for lung cases at Torquay. Richardson asks these . from Red Cross, as _ impossible to get ln|ts erected quickly from other sources as urgently neccssary to provide for. liing eases, llw sum of ■£2000 for hospital facial' cases at Sidcup. New Zealand has special section this hospital. Charabancs .£2500. Total for next six months say, ,£40,000; credit balance, X' 10,809; liabilities, .£5000."
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 241, 29 June 1918, Page 6
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134RED CROSS WORK Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 241, 29 June 1918, Page 6
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