The Countess of Liverpool Fund.

Free Lance, Volume XV, Issue 789, 13 August 1915, Page 12

The Countess of Liverpool Fund.

We Have been requested by Her Excellency, the*- Countess of Liverpool, to publish the following intimation: — x (To the People of New Zealand.) I desire to take this apportunity of thanking all those who have so: kindly responded to my appeal for socks for the New Zealand troops, as many of the parcels were sent anonymously and could not be acknowledged. At the same time, I wish also to express my thanks to those committees who .assisted me so much by packing these gifts ready for despatch. During the past month 30,000 pairs of socks were sent off, while many other gifts were also enclosed. .In addition, 500 parcels, each containing two pairs of socks and other useful articles, were despatched to the Maori Contingent. lam now hoping that I may shortly be enabled to forward a further consignment of comforts to our troops at the front. As the Mayoresses and) Committees of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and the Preisident and Committee of the Otago Patriotic Association have kindly undertaken to pack the gifts for the men in their res'Dedtive areas, it would be a great advantage if other committees would co-operate as much as possible with them, in • order to facilitate the quick despatch of all the gifts contributed. : It is requested that all gifts for the Maori Contingents may be sent direct to Her Excellence the Countess of Liverpool, Government House, Wellington, marked "Maori Contingent." Annette Liverpool.