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I.UUK OWN CORRESPONDENT. J LONDON, 20th April. INTEREST IN TEE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS. Miss Whitaker, daughter of the late Sir Frederick Whitaker, is collecting "comforts" for the New Zealand Contingents serving in South Africa, and "writes to the press that she will be grateful for any, help either of money or articles of clothing. And in reference to "comforts" generally, the War Offace . has notified the Agent-General that all .parcels for such New ZeaJandera who are en route for Rhodesia, via Beira, should be addressed to "Fort Salisbury, Rhodesia, via Beira." Letters have been received by the Agent-General and others from Major Robin, who dates his communications Bloemfontein, 16th March. In tbem he says that for two months the New Zealanders have been continually on the move, and naturally there has been jittlc time to write. The field glasses and compass sent out to him by New Zealandera have reached him safely, and after acknowledging the welcome present, he adds, "It is cheering to us to feel that our fellow-colonists are taking so much interest in the movements and comforts of the men of the Contingent." Though hard, he considers the work they are doing will result in greaA good. "GOOD OLD NEW ZEALANDERS." An interesting letter has been published in the Morning Post from a sapper now at Bloemfontein. In this, writing of a critical moment, he says : — "The good oH New Zealanders (who have proved of great use and very daring in this campaign) rode over to where the, nigger drivers were, and they "threatened to blow their brains out if they did not return to some waggons they fed left; this they did after the Boers had ceased shelling for a whiie, after doing a terrible lot of damage. Lord Roberts came up just as. &ey were going to try and get some of the waggons away, and said 'Let them go.' Not a bad compliment to 'the good New Zealanders,' as the-Morn-ing Post describes them." Down bo the end of last week the Lord Mayor's fiund for the relief -of the distress arising from the war amounted to £850,953. Among the contributions is one from Christchurch, New Zealand, per the Mayor (additional), £500.