£1542 RAISED

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 54, Issue 32624, 21 September 1945, Page 5

£1542 RAISED

all purposes appeal QUOTA WELL EXCEEDED appreciation of work done That a total of £1542 Is lid had been subscribed to date for the 1945 All-Purposes Appeal, was reported by the secretary, Mr R. L. Darley, to the September meeting of the Paeroa District Patriotic Committee. During the period just ended receipts totalled £349 8s lid.

Included in the above amounts are donations received from the followPaeroa donations (including £lOO from Ohinemuri Jockey Club), £122 2'Si 6d; Old 1 -time Dance Committee, June £6 15s Od, July £7 9s Od; allocations and credits, £74* 15s Od, Kara ngahake collections, £3O 7s 6d; Hikutaia collections, per R. Lowry £26 Is Od, per G. Avery (including £7O from Indoor Race Meeting) £B2. The Mayor, Mr Edwin Edwards, m expressing appreciation of the splendid response made in Paeroa and the surrounding districts to all patriotic appeals, said that the area had right throughout the war always filled its quota. There had been no spectacular efforts but the generosity of the people had been such that the money had always been regularly forthcoming. 'He was, he said, very proud of the way in which all parts of the district had responded in patriotic work. In conclusion he thanked all who had helped both by way of donations and service in the work of the com-

mittee. - The Mayoress, Mrs Edwin Edwards, reported on the activities of the ladies committee, stating- that, between 40 and 50 soldiers had been entertained on two occasions during the past month. The ladies of her committee had also assisted with the membersof the Paeroa Lady Galway Guild 1 in packing clothes, etc., for Unna.

Details: — Paeroa -- -- -- £600 £617 12 8 Hikutaia-'Komata 140 192 11 0 Tirohia - - 120 172 11 6 Karangahake 40 57 O' 7 Street stalls and gift parcels 300 300 0 0 Maoris - '50 114 0 0 Allocations and credits —- —- 88 6 2 Total - - £1250 £1542 1 11