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Nelson Evening Mail, 18 April 1916, Page 4

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SALVATION ARMY FUN!). The Town Clerk (Mr G. A. Edmonds) acknowledges : ■ "■ , W. Stringer £1 0 *0 RED CROSS' FUND. Received at the Depot:—Richmond School, per Mrs Boyce, 4 facfe cloths, 11 ward 'bags, 5 tray cloths, 2 towels; Mrs Len. Skilton (kockville), 1 dozen face cloths; Airs Moore, 1 pot Vaseline; Mrs Win (Thorpe), 2 ; pairs cuffs, 1. face cloth, 3 bed socks, 2 night shifts; .V dozen bandages made by All Saints". G.F.S., material supplied' by Committee. Mr J. P. Hayes acknowledges:— Haven Roadi and Beac'hville monthly collection, per Aliss Hudson, £1 8s J Broughamstreet, per Miss. Cowan, ±sl-5s fid; Spring Grove monthly collection, per Mrs Palmer, £1; Tapa-wera April monthly collection, per Miss Alv.cmahori, £3 8s Od ; 12th Regiment Band cbnceiit at Tapawera Camp, £8 9s lOd jauctio'n of pie 6s 3d; collection for selections in train bv 12th Regiment Band, £9 16s 9d; total '£9 16s 9d. Mrs W. Lock acknowledges:—VipUjfc Fawcet (flowers), 8s Gd; Buxton and. Go. 's staff, 18s . •.';■..'■ The sum of £2OO was cabled to London to-day.

LADY LIVERPOOL FUND. Mrs W. Lock aclfnowledgc?':—Spring Grove, collected ! by Misses Knapp and Arnold, £2; Motueka Branch. £6} Airs. Sclanders, 3 pairs socßs; Miss Sclanders 2 pairs socks. DISTRICT RECRUITING COM* ' ■MIITEE. The Hon. Treaurer, Mr W. Lock, acknowledges : Murc'ln'sorl Countv Council £5; Richmond Borough Council ±55. MOTUEKA. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. RED CROSS BRANCH. - During the hop-picking season opportunity was taken by the "workers in some of'the gardens to devote a of the pi-oceeds of their picking to the local Red Cross Branch. At Mr Robert Atkins' garden, Wbakarewa x the number of "bushels picked was 606, representing the amount of £6 6s 3d, and Mr Atkins has generously made up the amount to £7. Afternoon tea was served in. the garden, for which the small charge of 3d was made, the sum of £1 17s being the amount realised. There were a number oE visiting helpers present .and a very pleasant as well as remunevnUve afternoon was spent. Mr George Atkins, of Riwaka, also kindly gave permission for a Kedi Cross picking in his garden, the pickers ono , and all unanimously falling "in with tho suggestion. The result of tlio afternoon's work was 342 bushels, and. ,Mi* Atkins has handed to t'ho Fund the sum of £4. A very pleasant afternoon "was spent, visitors and . pickers thoroughly enjoying the very excellent tea provided and served fay Mesdames A. ! Ryder and G:- Atkins. 'Still another garden,'that of Mr. John Inglis, Riwaka., lias generously aided, the Fund by the united efforts of its pickers' from whom the sum of 17s 5d has been received. The combined efforts total 1314 Is Od. Attached is a list of pickers who contributed : Ma- Robert Atkins' garden, "Whakarewa.—Mesdames Cifford sen.. W. Stilwell. McCallmn, Harvey. C Smith, Stubbs, C. Heath, Ball. Gilmou'r, Squires, Richardson, Forsyth, .lob, J. Clifford! jun. ; Misses Hair (2). Bnckham, B'arley, Friend, Evelyn, N. Clifford.' E. Clifford,- Davies, Oliver. Dudley, Anom. ; Heath, Smytho. Macandrew, Bellett. Bundle, Anom., Knowlcs, Hanen, Ingter. McFarlanc, Charlton, Drake (2), Gooch, and visitors, Mr Doyle. ■ ' Whakarewa Orphanage.—Mms EUis 10s, Mrs Thompson (Wellington} 2s 6cL Misses Miller; 2s, Mr R. Hamilton 2s 6d. Mr Baigent 2s (donations). Mr G. Atkins. Riwaka.—Mesdames Wort, A. Batehelor. U. Atkins and helpers, Dormer, J. Wort. Hamerton, Porritt, Rvder; Misses Elsie> Ncsbitt, Milne, Rvder, ■' Dormer, M. Batohelor, Allan, Skilton, L. Skilton. Porritt, Hutchison, Banks, and visitors. Mr J. '. Ivnglis jun. kindly contributed his ono dav's earnings, to the fund, and Mr A. Rvder ■carried out the duties ut? •stringer" for the afternoon.