MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 209, 17 August 1933, Page 5

MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND

DONATIONS RECEIVED. Donations to the Hastings Mayor’s Central Relief Fund have been received as under: —

There is also the amount of £lOO received from the Unemployment Board to be used solely for the relief of unemployed women and girls. LIST OF DONATIONS IN KIND. The following persons have kindly donated assistance to the Mayor’s Fund by a generous response as given below: H. W. C. Baird, £3O in weekly instalments of £5 for clothing; Mrs Newbigin, 20 quarts of milk to help a destitute family; Barry Bros., one crate of 30 dozen eggs; Wilton Collieries, 10 tons of coal. The following gave 10 tone of coal between them and delivered same to the homes of the unemployed free of charge: Messrs R. Holt and Sons, T. Donovan, 11. McKain, White and Co., Napier Gas Co., Barry Bros. We have to thank Messrs Williams and Creagh for cartage of wood and the Hastings Borough Council for several cords of wood, to provide firing for the unemployed. The following have donated clothing to the Red Cross Society: Mrs Turner Williams, blankets; Airs C. Gordon, blankets; Mrs Kirkley, mattresses.

Hastings Community Club, proceeds ol a bridge afternoon, £6 3/-; E.F.N., “In Jesus’ Name,” £l2 10/-. Donations of clothing have also been received from Mrs Turner AVilliains, Mrs T. W. Smith, Mrs Webster, Mr F. S. Candy, Sister Miller, Mrs Mac(Maraekakahp).

£ s d Balance in fund, 15th May, 1933 30 17 11 Governor-General’s Winter Relief Fund 10 0 0 Hastings Regd. Unemployed Workers’ Assn, (for rent) 4 0 0 E.J.R.M 5 0 0 Mrs H. Hoadley 1 10 0 Hastings Rotary Club 5 0 0 Sympathiser 5 0 0 Returned Soldiers’ Assn. Community Sings 3 3 7 Baird’s staff . 3 0 0 Logan, Williams and White 2 2 0 Murray Roberts and Co. Ltd. 26 0 0 A. J. Petersen 1 1 0 Barry Bros. Ltd 2 2 0 Sympathiser 10 0 Mrs A. H. Williams 10 0 0 Foster Brook 3 3 0 H.B. Wrestling Association 5 6 0 Mrs Harper 2 0 0 Pukehou Women’s Institute 1, 0 0 W. J, Rogers 1 0 0 Drapers’ Picnic Fund (Mr Bradshaw) 20 0 0 College Football Match 11 10 4 F. S. Candy M 2 0 Hereworth School 1 11 6 Anonymous 2 6 6 Reimbursements — coal and wool freight 9 9 0 Unemployment Board 50 0 0 £217 13 10 LIST OF DONATIONS RECEIVED SINCE 1st AUGUST.

Rev. J. Shaw 1 1 0 Mrs C. Williams 1 0 0 Mrs C. Ellison 1 0 0 Mrs J. Lyons 2 10 0 Rainbow, Hobbs and Nesbitt V 2 0 Heretaunga Club 5 5 0 C. Crompton-Smith Baird’s staff „ 1 0 0 1 3 0 Mr Goertz 1 0 0 R.S.A. Community Sings ... 2 11 10 W. J. Rogers 10 0 Mrs Love, Whakatu Maraekakaho Dance and 1 0 0 Concert 14 17 9 Band staff 11 8 H.B. Research Lodge Social Committee (concert), 2 2 0 per C. Russ 2 1 10 Response (H. S. Moss) 1 0 0 Unknown 5 0 Helper 10 0 Hunt’s staff 3 9 Miss E. Williams 5 0 0 W. Shrimpton, Matapiro ... E. Gordon Williams, Puke1 10 0 hou 5 0 0 C. H. Slater and Co., Ltd. 5 0 0 Oswald Nelson fi 5 0 Mrs Lowry North 1 0 0 Miss Lowry North Warren Smith and Co., 1 0 0 Napier 2 10 0 S. Tong 1 0 0 B. M. Kessell 12 6 Anonymous 2 2 0 S. M. Herbert 2 0 0 National Service Club 2 2 0 Barry Bros 1 1 0 £294 11 2