Woollen Comforts for New Zealand Soldiers

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 192, 14 August 1941, Page 3

Woollen Comforts for New Zealand Soldiers

STOCKS AUGMENTED Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 13. Steps have been taken by the National Patriotic Fund Board to augment the stocks of woollen comforts held in the Middle East for winter nse by New Zealand troops. Advice has been received that the balance remaining from previous shipments comprised 7000 scarves, 12,600 pairs of mittens, end 1700 balaclavas. Since then further consignments of woollen comforts, the work of the women of the Dominion as a whole, havev been got together and forwarded from the board’s store in Wellington. Three separate consignments totalled 25,867 scares, 26,938 pairs of mittens, and 26,941 balaclavas, giving a grand total, taking into account the stocks held in Egypt, of 32,567 scarves, 39,538 pairs of mittens and 28,641 balaclavas. As more knitted comforts come to hand and the opportunity occurs for despatch, they will be sent, the object being to build up stocks to about 40.000 of each class of goods. As a result of the splendid response of the womenfolk, there is no lack of supplies, but shipping difficulties tend to cause delay in despatch.