NEW ZEALAND & THE WAR.

Mataura Ensign, 18 April 1917, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND & THE WAR.

LADY LIVERPOOL LEAGUE. MATAURA BRANCH. The following is the statement of receipts and expenditure of the Mataura Lady Liverpool League for- the year ended December 31, 1916: Soldiers' Comforts—Balance £5 2s sd, contributions £134 4s Gd; total, £139 6s Lid. Sundry payments £ll9 7sr 2d, balance in bank £l9 3s Gd, cash in band I6s'3d; total, £139 6s lid. Hospital Comforts Fund—Collections, £2O 17s 7id; JNurse'T. Y. Scott £2O ss, cable charges 12s, postage and registration 7jdj total, £2O 17s 7Jd. Red Cross i'und—Contributions £9l lis Gd. St. John Ambulance Society £6B 13s Bd, balance in bank £22 17s lOd: total, £9l lis Gd. DONATIONS. The following donations were omitted from the March contributions: Miss Guy, 1 tin cheese, 1 'cocoa, 1 milk, 1 sandwich paste; Mrs A. J. Grant, 2 tins milk, 1 cocoa; Mrs Bradshaiw, 6 knitted facecloths, 1 pyjaina cord. The League desires to thank the various committees and .the public for assistance received, Mr A. N. Mac Gibbon for the use of. his shop, and Mr Jas. Sliarp (New, Zealand Express Co.) for 'conveying goods to the station free. Y.JM..C.A. HUTMENT FUND. Tuturau Dairy Factory Co. £2l 12 ' () WAR FUNDS ASSOCIATION. WAIKAKA BRANCH. The annual meeting of the Waikaka branch of the .Southland War Funds Association was held in the hall oh Saturday,- 14th inst. There wree not many present owing to the death ol I'rivate' Duncan. Blaikie. A vote of sympathy to Mr and Mrs J. Blaikie and family was carried in silence, all present standing., The meeting de; eided, out of respect for the deceased soldier, to adjourn until Saturday evening, 21st inst. • .'■ ■ The 'report and balance-sheet as follows were. adopted:—During the year 50 members enrolled, and the committee hopes to increase this number for the ensuing year. The, branch has justified its existence. Cases have been brought before the executive, with the result that assistance has,been granted to those deserving-it. During the year the-sum of £292 6s 3d (including merhbership'.'fees) "has been gathered in the district and forwarded to Invercargill, besides £6 16s raised for the Sailors' Dependents' Relief Fund. The committee wishes to place on record the valuable assistance rendered by the local branch of the Countess of Liverpool League, Wallace Party, and those who subscribed to the various, fund's. The expenses of the branch were light. Receipts: Belgian Relief £26 lis 3d. Reel Cross £2 2s 6d. Wounded Soldiers Relief £8 2s, General Belief £203 18s 3d, Serbian Relief £lO, British r Red Cross £6 15s, Soldiers' Gift Parcels: £3 12s 3d, War Funds £25", Sailors' Dependents £6 10s, and membership fees £6 ss; total, £292 2s 3d. Expenditure:' War, Funds (Invercargill) £267 .Is 3d, Navy League £6 16s, Waikaka branch Countess of Liverpool League £25, branch expenses'ss; total, £292 2s 3d. "'".'» BALFOUR CONTRIBUTIONS. The following-donations have, been collected by the War Funds Associations—Collected by Mr R. Butler: J. Butler £l, R, Butler £l, John Butler 10s, T. R. Keown £l, J. Finlav £l, S. Friend ss, D. Daly 10s, W. McDonald 10s, D. McDonald v 10s,- W, M. Hailes" £l, H. McLean 10s, J. McMath ss, G. Greer, ss, Geo. Wright £l, John Gray 10s-,' R. Butel £l, Jas. Butler, jun. 10s, D. Murray ss, Jas. C. Olive £l, D. McMath ss, D. O. Shea ss,' T. Hood ss—£l3 ss. , Collected by Mr D. McPhee: D. McPhee £2, N. McPhee £2, Rasmussen Bros. £l, F. Pringle. 10s, W. McLeod ss, P. Mathieson £l, Alfred Orr £l, A. Perwick ss, F. Timpahy ss, A. McPherson £l, A. Hobbs 2s 6d, J. Cowie 2s 6d, Mrs John McPhee ss, A. Blue £l—£ll. Total, £24 ss.