CITIZENS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15716, 17 September 1914, Page 9

CITIZENS' CONTRIBUTIONS.

STEADILY ACCUMULATING.

A sum of £107 17s 9d was yesterday added to the Auckland Citizens' Patriotic Fund, making the total £47,948 4s 9d. Of this amount, the principal contribution came from the Hukerenui residents, who organised a successful social. Details of the amounts received yesterday are as follows: — i

HELP FOE BELGIANS.

A READY RESPONSE.

SUM. OF £412 SUBSCRIBED.

A ready response has been made by citizens to the fund opened by Mr. Robert Burns, Acting-Consul for Belgium, for the relieving of distress in Belgium. Yesterday's contributions amounted to £91 12s 7d, bringing the total to £412.

Details of the amounts received yesterday are as follows:—

£ s. d. Campbell-Ehrenfried Co., Ltd. ... 25 0 0 Wesley Spragg ... ... 25 0 0 Bond and Bell , 5 0 0 W. Bentley 50 0 Mrs. Fred. Winstone 5 0 0

Mrs. A. V., £3: Winstone, Ltd., £2 2s; H. R. Shroff, Miss J. Gamble, £2 each; Tanfield, Potter, and Co., A. C. Tonkin, Irving Clark, L.A.L., W. S. Laurie and Co., J.M.j G. W. Binney and Sons, E. McKeown and Sons, McCroskrie and Sons, L. J. Symes, each £1 Is; A.A.D., B. Noakes. Miss E. Simpson, and F. E. Leith, each £1: E.W.T., 10s: Mack, ss: P. and M.. 3s 6d: C.M.D., E.H., A.M.H., and W.H.r., each 2s 6d; J.E.W.. Is. »

DISTRESS IN ONEHUNGA.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND.

The town clerk of Onehunga acknowledged the following subscriptions towards the Onehunga Distress Fund : —A. Robb, £20; W. J. Brewin, £5; W. Wall, £3; S. Barr. £2 10s: J. L. Jones, £1 6s; B. Dillicar, J. B. Morton, and Sympathiser. £1 each ; convent children, 15s ; S. Barr's employees, first weekly contribution. 13s; J. Nelson. 10s. A plain and fancy-dress ball well be given in the Foresters' Theatre at Onehunga to-night by the Manukau Yacht and Motor-boat Club in aid of the fund.

THAMES EFFORTS.

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Thames, Wednesday.

Subscriptions in aid of the Patriotic Fund are still coming iru The total received to date for this and the Lady Liverpool Fund is £2175, which includes the amount subscribed by the up-river districts—from Thames to Hikutaia—and which have been sent through Thames. These amounts are as follows:—Hikutaia, £115 8s: Piiriri, £45 Is 7d ; and Turua, £20 2s 9d.

_ . £ 6. d. Residents Hukerenui (social) ... 51 7 0 Auckland Bricklayers' Assn. 25 0 0 ('handler and Co./Ltd., advertising war map .15 0 0 Residents of Puhoi 12 5 0 Ctahuhu Rowing Club Minstrels 8 6 6 Carters of J. J. Craig ... 5 0 0 Sale of picture, " Sovereign of t-ho Seaby Mrs. Trevor Cordon " 317 0 Maoris of Waiheko and Pakehas of Putiki Bay 3 12 3 Employees of J. Bennett, Ltd. 3 10 0