HAWKE'S BAY RELIEF FUND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10439, 11 May 1897, Page 3

HAWKE'S BAY RELIEF FUND.

Mb. John Abbott, hon. treasurer, under date May 10, begs to acknowledge the following subscriptions herein, amounting to £110 2s 3d, which, added to previous sums already advertised, totals £375 18s IdLondon and New Zealand Finance Corporation, £1 Is; A. H. and S. J. Nathan, £2'2s; Stone Bros., and Co., £1 Is; Seaver Bros., £2 2a; D. Craig, £1; E. Dufaur, £1 Is; Seth Smith, £1 Is; H. A. Gordon, £1 Is; A. M. Beale, £1 Is; Devore and Cooper, £3 3s; P. M. Hansen, £1 Is; S. T. George, £1; J. J. Craig. £2 2s; C. J. Ratjen, £1 Is; C. Groivenor, 10s Cd; F. A. Prime, 10s; H. J. Lee, ss; P. Darby, £1; J. Wilson and Co., £2 2s j T. H. Hall and C 0.,£1; Hesketh and Richmond, £2 2s; J. Wiseman, £1 Is; W. Phillipps and Son,£l Is; D. W. Duthie, £1 Is; A.Woollams, 10s 6d; C. Wood and Co., 10s 6d; J. Grey and Sons, £1 Is; collection Jericho School, £1 Is; A. Smith, 10s; J. Burns and C 0.,£3 3s; E. Bell, 10s; List per A. V. Macdonald : Captain Frater, £1 Is ; Mrs. Hull, 10s: 8.J.K., ss: W„ Is; A.M.,55;J.M.8.,£115i Mrs. Ashwell, £1 Is; T.andH. Cooke's list, £210 a: Cruickshank, Miller and Co., £1: Court Bros., £2 2«; W. N. Rushbrook, £1 Is; Smith and Caughey,£2 2s; H. Kohn, 10s 6d; J. A. Tole, 10s: Macky, Logan, Steen, and Co., £4 4s; Mrs. J. F. Clarke, £1; Collection St. Matthew's Sunday-school, £314s 3d; Collection St. David's Church, £8 5s 6d; Collection Gumtown School, £2 8s; Wilson, McCollagh and Co., £1 Is; Garlick and Lyon's employees, £1 14s 6d; Collection Beresfordstreet Church, £1210s; Turanga Creek list, £17; Brookby list, £218s; Maraetai list, £3 12s: Total, £110 2s 3d. A meeting of the committee of theHawke's Bay Floods Relief Fund was held at the Municipal Chambers yesterday afternoon, Mr. John Abbott (hon. treasurer) presiding. It was shown that the total received by means of subscriptions and donations to date amounted to inclusive of the £250 recently remitted by the hon. treasurer, Mr. Abbott, to Mr. G. H. Swann, Mayor of Napier, and chairman of the executive of the central, body. • An acknowledgement of this amount was read by the treasurer, in the course of which Mr. Swann invited the Auckland Committee to convey thanks to the donors. Special reference was made to the amount collected by Mr. W. Robson, of Turanga Creek (£23105), whose returned list showed the moneys to have been obtained from farmers in a scattered district. It was decided to call the outstanding lists in on or before the 31st inst,, and the secretary (Mr. Albert J. Allom), together with ' another gentleman, was appointed to collect subscriptions from farmers on markot day, Mr. Abbott offerine to lend what assistance he could in this connection. [Bit TELIQRAMJ.—press ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. The Racing Club has increased its contribution to the Hawke's Bay Relief Fund to £100.