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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 11 January 1916, Page 4

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BED- CROSS FUND. Mrs W. Lock acknowledges:—Tipahi and Franklyn-streets monthly collection, per Mrs Manning, £1 ; Miss ■Samond, 12 jug covers; Mrs Laird, 2 pairs underpants, 2 towels, 8 jug covers, 12 handkerchiefs. 8 ward ibags, and safety- pins. Stoke Red Cross 'Branch : 24 3Ug covers, Boys' Training; Farm; old linen, Mrs Black; 1 pair bed socks, scarf, old linen, Mrs Tail: 4 scarves, Mrs M. Ghing-j 5 scarves, 2 face cloths, Miss Cook and Miss Humphreys. Miss Hair. Grove-street monthly collection, £1 '3s 6d; Mrs. White, 1 pair ; -SOCKS " ' The members of the Stoke Red 'Cross Branch have been engaged for some timo past making white duck coats for the Ambulance Corps at Trentham. The' first instalment of coats is being sent forward by to-day's (boat. i MOTUEIvA. THE BRITISH- AND BELGIAN BABIES' FUND. Mrs 3V P. Hudson acknowledges the following subscriptions and donations handed over to her by' Mrs (Dr.) Dock and hot previously published, audi also publishes the statement of accounts to 31st D'ecember. Mrs Hudson thanks all kind donors and subscribers who liave so generously! and consistently ihblped tho fund since it was started in March last with the following result: 2227 new garments sent to Lady French for our soldiers' and sailors' children in the maternity hospitals, 336 new garments for babies and 3 cases second-hand garments for the mothers to Mrs Melland for tho very poor in Manchester and Liverpool, , and" to her daughter for the little children in a French -hospital, where she lias, been sent as* nurse by the Red Cross Society. In addition to the cash balance there 'is also a- good supply of material,' thanks to the liberal terms given where purcliased, for the making of garments for the next shipment, so it is proposedto send some of the money to Mrs Melland to provide milk, etc., for sickly "babies. Mrs Hudson wishes to specially thank Mrs Deck for taking over tho ■ fund during her absence from Motuoka, a-nd Mrs Mace for her help in cutting out garments, which 'will in future be distributed and received at the Red Cross rooms on Tuesdays,. Thursdays and! 'Saturdays, where subscriptions' can also be left:— ' Previously acknowledged £l2l 18s 9d>; Miss N. Esther 2s od. Miss Darling 2s f 6d, Mrs Henderson 10s, "Sympathiser" ss. 'Miss Fry 2s, Mrs. Holder "xil, Mrs Eginton (Miss Billiard) 7s 6d,'Mrs York ss, Miss Esther ss, Mrs Anderson ss, Mrs Hudson ss, Mrs, Beck ss, .Mrs Kavanagh ss, Mrs "Wratt £l, Mrs Tar- h rant 2s 6d, Miss Tarrant. 2s Gd, Mrs C. Jenkins 'ss, Miss L. Wilkins 7s 6d. Mif-a Deck 2s' - 6d, Mr 3 G. Beatson 10s, Miss M. Deck 12s- 6d', Mrs C. Trewavas sb, Miss Turner 2s 6d, Mrs Livesey ss, Mrs . Gate 7s 6d, Alcena Cate Is, Mrs Mace 2s'6d, Mrs Briggs 2s 6d, Miss L. Deck' . 10s, "Himself" 'los, Mrs Gray ss, Mra Frew en Thompson- ss, Mr Lewis Bamfield 2s -6d; Mrs Smart 2s 6d, Miss Morrison 10s,, Miss :K. Morrison 6s 6d, Mrs Morrison 4s, .Airs H. Trewavas 10s, Mrs. Pidgeon 10s, Mrs Brereton ss, Mrs Gavan S,trachan ss, Mrs- Les- Cook 2a • 6d, Mrs Nicholson ss, Mrs Percy 2s 6d ; , total to 31'sfc December, £135 2s 3d. ,■'''■' -RECEIPTS. ' * . £*a, d. . To subscriptions as abovo ' 135 23,' Rebate.as discount 0 0 6 £135 2 9 ' , ,' EXPENDITURE. £ s. d.

Auditedana lounacorrect; Jan. LYULPH E. RHODES. . •

By payiflimts to 3ptlv;Jtiric'. as 1 '■'•■ r'■'"■ prmlilhed . '32 1 0 J. II .Rankin and Co., 11 12 6 A. Maftby arid Sons, Ltd. 10 5 6 Jas. A,' Wallace.; ., :i : 6 8 0 Motneka Farmers' Co-op. ■■'•'€ .4 8 Neale and -.ilirst,' ■\..;.' 4. .13. 2, . Veitch and Allen, ;,, 8 7 3 : Jas,' SniitliyLM. ; ; ■■ •.;.'■:■■' ". 3 8 •fr\ (Di-a'ft'fc Lady French' V 3 0 ■■■■0;- : : ':■ - ..'.;.o.'^; : 0 ':/■■■ 'Postages,^"etc, ""■' .':"■. .;' ; '.6'14 ,<:<>'. ■' , Balance in bank " ' ■;.'; 48; 5'.1*': £135.2 :;9;': : ;.