CITIZENS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15715, 16 September 1914, Page 9

CITIZENS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

SUMS RECEIVED YESTERDAY

A sum of £96 14s was added to the Citizens' Patriotic Fund yesterday, making Jjio total £47.840 7s. " The principal contribution was from a portion of the employees of Messrs. R. and W. Hellabv, Ltd., who forwarded £85 bs. 'Die General Committee of the Patriotic League will meet at- 4 p.m. to-day. Details of the amounts received yesterday are as follows : — £ s. d. Portion of employees R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd 85 5 0 Swan son Dance Committee ... 610 0 Staff of Newmarket Borough Council, weekly contribution 215 0 Employees of W. S. Laurie ... 2 6 0 DISTRESS IX BELGIUM. RELIEF FUND GROWING. TOTAL OF £320 SUBSCRIBED. Tho fund opened in Auckland by Mr. Robert Burns, act-ing-Cowul for Belgium, for the relieving of distress in Belgium, is growing steadily. Up to Saturday night, £202 Os 9d had. been subscribed, and by last evening thia amount had increased to £320 3s 3d. Details of tho amounts contributed on Monday and Tuesday are as follows : —

F.W., £3; Mrs. H. X. alder, £3; Mrs. A. L. Walker. £2 2s; H.H. and M.R., £2 each; H. Morpeth, £1 lis 6d ; G.H., J.D., Mrs. R. Duffy, Mrs. Ingall, V. L. O'Connor. J. Green and Sons, Wiiiijate and Company, Ltd., £1 Is each; A. H. \\~hitehouso, A. Dane. Mrs. Hollywood, F. 1., F.E., Friend, £1 each; G. 11. Jaekman, Mrs. Walter Jackman, Miss iieattie, C.G.. 10s 6d each : Rees George, 10s: J.J.. J.W.. G.H., J.H., 2s 6d each; A.J., 2s; Friend. Is.

WEST COAST EFFORTS.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —rRESS ASSOCIATION.]

GRETMorni, Tuesday.

The total of the Grey mouth war fund is over £3000. The Runanga Miners' Union have decided to make a fortnightly levy of from ?s to 2s 6d per member, to be devoted to one of the war funds. A patriotic committee formed at Runanga raised £22 by its initiatory concert.

£ s. d. Hancock and Company, Ltd.... 25 0 0 Dr. unci Mrs. Briber . . 10 10 0 Mais Harriett Johnston . . 10 0 0 Thames Women's Physical Culture Class 7 7 0 Bishop Geary . . 5 5 0 Young and Robertson 5 5 0 M. (J Connor ... ... ... 5 5 0 Lewis Bright 5 0 0 Morpeth Bros 5 0 0 M.I. 5 0 0 Residents Mangukura and Tan hoa 5 0 0 The Mioses Bleazard . . 5 0 0