PARCELS FOR TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 51, 24 November 1941, Page 10

PARCELS FOR TROOPS

Five Thousand Wanted In New Year WELLINGTON AREA QUOTA Early next year 4598 parcels will be wanted from the Wellington metropolitan area as its contribution to the provincial quota of 11,220 parcels for dispatch to men of the New Zealand forces overseas. Many of the Wellington suburbs htrve committees and fulfil their quotas,” said Mr. Ward, M.L.C., secretary of the Wellington Provincial Patriotic Council. “It is desired that all suburbs play a part in the provision of parcels, and to that end we would like to see committees formed iii all suburbs I can assure the people of Wellington that the letters we have received from men overseas demonstrate abundantly that they greatly appreciate the unaddressed parcels because of their personal and national characteristics. The committee will also be glad to receive cash donations toward the cost of buying parcels or gifts of individual items to make up parcels. They may be left In the committee’s parcel depot in the old library buildings, Wakefield Street.” The following is a list of suggested contents: —Fruit cake (or small cakes) in sealed tin, tin of fruit (or tin of whitebait or toheroa soup), tin of condensed milk (or coffee and milk if available), tin of fruit salts, tin of sweets (butterscotch, barley sugar, or boiled sweets), two handkerchiefs (khaki preferred, not white, and of fine quality if possible), soap bag, shaving stick (in tin), or packet of razor, blades, tooth brush (or dental cleansing block), tin of foot powder, three packets of chewing gum (or packet of aspirins). It is also asked that a card be included with each parcel bearing the name and address of the donor, or, if supplied from patriotic funds, a card or slip of paper bearing the compliments of the packing committee and indicating that the goods are being sent on behalf of the people of New Zealand through the provincial patriotic councils.