PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12066, 9 September 1902, Page 5

PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

! BV TKI.ECRAT'H.—I'BESS ASSOCIATION. J Dij.NKins, .Monday. Somi; lime- ago the Patriotic Committee communicated with the Agent-General, for- . warding a list of cases iii which assistance had been given to members of contingents [ back from South -Africa, and suggesting thin he might approach the Lord Mayor ' to ascertain if any refund vox probable ' from the £6090 winch had been forwarded from Outgo for the English patriotic funds, ko that the funds might be available for future cases. Letters have been received from Mr. Reeves, enclosing correspondence with the Lord Mayor, and a draft for £1000 from Lloyd's patriotic fund, to be devoted to members of contingents permanently disabled. From one ct' the letters enclosed it appears that as the result ot . J representations made by Mr. James Mills 8 when in England, in May, 1901, the trustees of Lloyd's patriotic "fund made a preliminary grant of £600 to New Zealand, which was forwarded to the Agent-General, and by him sent on to the New Zealand Government. A request was then made a for a list of New Z?alanders disabled, and !_ statement of expenditure of the £600 grant, u with the indication that a further grant would be made if required. According to |t the secretary's letter, forwarded by Mr. ~ Reeves, no list or statement,, as asked for, has been furnished.