FOOD AND CLOTHING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 40, 17 February 1931, Page 10

FOOD AND CLOTHING

LOCAL ORGANISATIONS

SUPPLIES STILL REQUIRED

A jll tlie sub-coiniiiittecs set up by the Wei flington Earthquake Belief ifund Con. tenittee reported at to-day's meeting C'f the Central Executive that their wor k is proceeding most satisfactorily. Ti lie Mayoress, Mrs. G. A. Troup, in chai .'ge of the Clothing Committee, said that since tho previous report the work of tl le committee has continued satsfactoril yin every respect. Tho committee had received help and donations frou i several private firms, and the scho ©Is had also helped, especially the Neu •town School and tho Technical College ..■ M i-s. Corkill said that 550 people had beei l supplied with clothing since the last executive meeting on Friday. Tho gift S from firms were valued at £350, but another grant of £100 was necessary " from the fund in order to carry on. Tl his amount was granted. C Oinmissioner J. Cunningham, of the Sah ration Army, said that the Food Com nnittec was having increasing difficult, yin .meeting the demands. In the first days after tho earthquake there wen } large voluntary supplies of food available, but these were slackening off, and it might be necessary to get financial assistance. D. r. 3. S. Elliott reported that the mod ical work was proceeding satisfaeti arily. Many of the patients required clotl ling, but great work had been done by different organisations, especially the League of Mothers. Some expenses had been incurred, but these had been care fully scrutinised. 0) i behalf of the transport committee, Mr. A. E. Batt said that there was still a considerable amount of work for cars and light trucks in the town, although there was no need for further tran Bport from Napier and Hastings. Up to the present the response to requests for cars had been adequate. Mr. Batt said that he had been told by leadi Bg men in Napier and Hastings that there- was a great'need for clothing and boots in the earthquake area for the ] wen who were doing the clcan-ing-n p work. Many of them did not have ■. adequate clothing for the job, and s n pplios were urgently required. Mr. Troup said that the Government had t Sic matter in hand. Mr. i C. H. Chapman, M.P., said that' the I '* :d Cross had received requests for boots and had sent up 300 pairs. Mr. i Troup said that 'he would place the m a tter before the Central Committee. On 1 *chal£ o£ tho Entertainment Committee,,; Mr. Harison_ Cook said that they ivisre doing their best to eliminato overlapping. A comprehensive list of ent rrtainments had been drawn up. They 1 md. had numerous offe-rs for assistanc *', and they were doing their best t( v utilise these. Mr. 'G. Shirtcliffie said that he and Mr. Jo b n Myers were very grateful for the as; that had been given to them o o. the- Finance Committee by Mrs. P. Frs user and Mrs. A. M'Vicar. Their work v.ia.s increasing, and he asked permission .'■ to co-opt members of the Salvation jVrmy. This ■v.'as given.