PATRIOTIC FUND

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 March 1943, Page 3

PATRIOTIC FUND

WESTLAND COUNCIL MEETS

A brief agenda confronted the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council when it held its monthly meeting in Greymouth last evening, satisiactory reports being received of the campaign in various district!’, notabiy Kum'ara. . T . r , . Mr. A. Pi. Elcock (Mayor ol Hokitika) presided, also present being Mrs. F. W. Shallcrass and Messrs F. A. Kitchingham. F. H. Denton. J. A. Murdoch, T. G. Jamieson, T. E. Coates, A. B. Spiers, J. Unwin. M. Houston, E. W. Kennedy, W. Claytort, J. W. Greenslade, and D. J. Evans (Secretary). . The Treasurer’s report indicated that receipts totalled £634/1/11, including £6l/7/- from the fnangahua Committee. £ll6/8/1 from the Grey County Committee, £2BO/12/4 from the Hokitika Borough Council and £72 from the Kumara Committee. Payments totalled £l2O 16/-, comprising £73/12/2 lor wool and £ll/17/6 proc Ms of raffle (National Board), £B/5/9 (Grey County Committee) and £27/0/7 (Grey Women’s Committee) for supplies. The Bank account indicated deposits at £24,786/5/5 and current account £lOll/12/2. Mr. Evans reported that of the £13,000 levy £lO,OOO had still to be raised within seven months, , „ Mr. Kitchingham stated that Greymouth had not finalised the .-Air Force Band accounts yet, but there would be close on £4OO to be handed in. J , rT . .... Mr. Houston stated that Hokitika would recommence the weekly shop days on Friday next. Mr. Evans said it would be possible to send £lOOO to Wellington shortly. A ± , +1 <■ Mr. Kitchingham also stated that the raffle tickets for the Perotti section had sold reasonably well, but so far had produced only .■£1.30. However, there was an urgent need for more ticket sellers. Mr. Greenslade said the gambling element was not paramount: the object should be for people to make, sav a weekly donation of a shilling. Mr. Murdoch undertook to dispose of 50 tickets and Mr. Kitchingham explained that the proceeds oi these would be donated to Hokitika s QU Mr.’ Elcock said it had been sugnested that, to stimulate competition, each part of a county be given a quota, but Mr. Evans said it would be impracticable to determine tne basis of such a quota. Members agreed that m rural cm>tricts people preferred;, to give to presentations for individual men. MATERIALS FOR PARCELS

The National Patriotic Fund Board advised that parcels re^P < p hris + 1 March, June, September and cmisi mas must be sent in two mpntns m advance, Westland’s quota being 9,500 Pa Mrs!’Shallcrass stated that 500 parcels were to have been packed Ly February 28, but so lar not a sit....c article for inclusion had been received from the Food Control. there had never been any trouble before Hie system was changed, whereby lood for the parcels was now shipped from Wellington to the Committee only to be shipped back to Wellington alter packing. , . . Mr. Kitchingham said the mateiial used to be obtained from private stores without difficulty Mr. Evans interposed that difficulty had, however, occurred in obtaining ample supolies. He had made application to Wellington for the required goods last November. Members made it clear that no blame was attachable to Mr. Evans, whose work was entirely satisfactory, and it was decided to advise the National Board of the Council’s dissatisfaction with, the arrangements. The Board also notified distribution

D)f f‘. 258/8/5 on account of “Target • Tor To-night” screenings, Westlands isharc being £3/11/5, , The Board further advised that it was not proposed to conduct a nationial advertising campaign in the daily ■press, but to confine it to periodicals iand screen advertising.

| Complimentary comment was 'passed on Kumara's contribution, Mr. , Spiers explaining that no personal 'appeals were made. Already £lOO of line quota had been obtained, and onlv £29 was outstanding. He explained that the letter which the Kumara Branch had forwarded two months ago on the subject of appeal ■ methods had been based on a desire that areas which had given their ! ouota should not be approached to I make up the deficiencies of other disjtricts. I Mr. Spiers mentioned that he had ' been pleasurably impressed by the iconduct of the Union Jack Club in i Christchurch, which was in need of a billiard table. He wondered whether i Westland might donate one. | Mr. Elcock explained that the i Westland Council had granted £2O in I December as a regular contribution. Mr. Murdoch suggested that individual contributions be invited for the specific purpose, acknowledgment to be made through the Press. Mr. Greenslade concurred, saying I the Council must be careful to apply I the money to the purpose for which it was raised.

Mr. Spiers withdrew his suggestion in view of the fact that a grant had already been made.