PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

Grey River Argus, 8 February 1945, Page 3

PATRIOTIC COUNCIL

MEETING AT GREYMOUTH I A meeting of the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council was held in thGreymouth .Borough Council Chambers last evening. Mr A. R. Elcock (Mayor of Hokitika), presided, and the following delegates were present: Mrs F. A. Shallcrass (GreyWomen’s branch;, Messrs K. O. May (Ross), E. W. Kennedy (Runanga), W. Green (R>.S.A.), W. Clayton (Inangahuaj, M. H. Houston (Hokitika), F’. A. Kitchingham (Greymouth) and j the secretary, H. W. G. Park (Hokitika). I Mr Kitchingham brought up the matter of the sale of tickets in the Victory Art Union, stating sales were exceptionally good in Greymouth. Other delegates reported tickets in each of their dsitricts were commanding a ready sale. Correspondence was received from the National Patriotic Fund Board regarding the quota for 1945, which was approved; also re appointment of Mr E. R. Neale, of Nelson, as the Council’s representative on the Board.—Approved. Donations were acknowledged from the following: Canterbury Education Board, school children’s effort; N.Z. Railway employees; P. and T. employees; Tetaho Social Committee, donation for prisoners of war; Otira Committee, knitting; Self Help Co-op, advertising space; Weheka Committee; Wait aha Settlement; Ross Women’s Institute. An offer of a donation of two quarter-acre sections at Punakaiki, as sites for rest huts for returned servicemen, made by an anonymous Hokitika resident, was accepted with thanks. Messrs Clayton, Green and Kitchingham were appointed a subcommittee with power to add, to go into the matter and report to the next meeting. The suggested rules for the Council, as drawn up by Mr Kitchingham, were approved with minor amend-' 1 ments. The matter of representation for the Brunner and Kumara Boroughs on ihe Council was discussed, and it was decided to make enquiries. Mr Green brought up the question of outstanding donations following 1 the radio appeal. It was reported that locally practically all of the promised donations had been paid. Financial statements were presented as follows: —- October, 1344 Receipts—Ross Women’s Institute, £2; Greymouth General Account, All Purposes £1609 6s lid, United Nations Fund £961 18s Hd, Gift Parcels £57 12s lOd, Radio Appeal £973 4s, P.W. £6 13s 3d, N.P.F.B. proportion remission tax on race meetings £430 14s Sd; Grey County £126 6s 6d: Hokitika Savings Bank'£lo; N.Z.Iv. staff £46 18s 9d; Okarito School 10s: Inangahua £238 14s lid: Hokitika £7B 2s 4d; interest Bank N.Z. F.D.R. £2O; interest bank N.S.W. F.D.R. £2O: Brunner £3B Ils; Runanga'£39 12s 2d; KanieH £lB 4s; Koiterangi £3 10s; total £4o7'. Os 3c. Payments: Grev Womens .Branch imprest £lB 18s 4(1. ,-> . i November. 1944: Kecoiuts—P. and T. staff, Hokitika (total to dale £111) £3; Hokitika Savings Bank £lO/ Koller -vd £2 10s; School childrens war • efffirf'’£6o 12s 4d; Butler Bros, and employees £3O; NZ.R staff £46 4s 4d; Tetaho £8- Hokitika £67 14s od, Inangahua £63 Us 6d; Interest. Union Bank £2O, Government. Deb. £9 7s bd. Rank of N.S.W. £2O. Commercial Bank £2O; total £361 0s Id- r4iq Payments; Parcels accounts -41 J 12s 6d; General Accounts £l3 9s, Welfare £9B. £2062 ' 2s •' ®” P I JSEt qu0ta 4 1944-sbAs hua £7l 9s: Hokitika Savings Ban*. £1.0; Weheka £46 Is: N.P.FB. Joint Council collections—Kuril 10s. Giey mouth f?- 19s. Hokitika £l. extra rage w’ofits £1 2s Sd: Grev County, £6O 6s lid - Interest Govt.. Stock Barilo’School Is 3d: Waitahn £6; N.ZR. Unff f?2 16s sd; Ross: Womens TnSf £5 Koiterangi 10s; N.P.F.B. Jr. io cnld £l4B Is Id: Butler Bros. TJd and employees £3O; Hokitika £l6B 17s jOd’ total £649 las 2d. 17 Favmonts: Parcels Accounts £44 n Lt- Grev Women’s .Branch nnOS 3 d fl 9 10s- totnl £63 10s 3d. P 1 January. 1945: Receipts-P. and T.

staff (25th instalment, total to date £114) £3; Ross Committee £B4 19s 9d: 'Butler Bros. Ltd. and employees £3O; Runanga Committee State and Convent Schools coupons £ll 9s. 3d; N.Z.R. staff £22 6s 10d - Hokitika .Savings Bank £10: total £l6l 15s 10d ; Payments: Grey Branch imprest £l6 ss. Credit balance at January 31, £2347 13s 4d.