HELP FOR SOLDIERS.
THE SPECIAL APPEAL.
WEEK-END DONATIONS.
TOTAL NEARLY £35,000.
Contributions amounting to £34,997 12s have now accumulated since the new appeal was made 10 days ago for funds for the assistance of sick and wounded soldiers and their dependants. An addition of £1038 8s was made to the fund on Saturday. The principal contributions already acknowledged and the amounts received on Saturday are as follow :— £ s d N.Z. Insurance Co. (£3OOO to Auckland, and £1500 each to Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin) ... . 7,500 0 0 South British Insurance Co. 5,000 0 0 Auckland Gas Co. 2,000 0 0 Campbell, Ehrenfried and Co. 2,000 0 0 Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co 2,000 0 0 G. H. Wilson ... ... ... 1,000 0 0 J. H. Upton 1,000 0 0 Wilsons Portland Cement Co. ... 1,000 0 0 L. D. Nathan and Co. ... 1,000 0 0 Wilson and Horton 1,000 0 0 Leyland-O'Brien Timber Co. 1,000 0 0 Brett Printing and Publishing Co 1,000 0 0 Milne and Choyce 1,000 0 0 Macky, Logan, Caldwell rind Co. ... 1,000 0 0 Geo. Bayly 1,000 0 0 Winetone, Ltd 1,000 0 0 Smith and Caughey 1,000 0 0 Auckland Bowling Club ... 749 4 0 Thomas Peacock 500 0 0 John Burns and Co 500 0 0 John F. Ewen 500 0 0 V. J. Larner 500 0 0 George Elliot 500 0 0 William Elliot 500 0 0 Northern Roller Milling Co. 500 0 0 Arch. Clark and Sons ... 500 0 0 Percy H. Upton 250 0 0 Rendells, Ltd 250 0 0 Laidlaw Leeds and Co. ... 250 0 0 West End Bowling Club ... 140 0 0 A. McCosh Clark 100 0 0
Mrs. McCosh Clark 100 0 0 Auckland Stock Exchange ... 100 0 0 E. C. Brown and Co., Ltd. 100 0 0 Holland and Gillett 100 0 0 P. Hayman and Co 100 0 0 Robert Laidlaw, sen 100 0 0 Foster and Miller 50 0 0 A. G. Buchanan 25 0 0 Forrest. Brown, and Co. ... 10 0 0 A. S. Russell ' 5 5 0 Thompson and Gray ...- ... 33 0 Two sections in Finch Street, Morningside, have been presented by Mr. Finch, who has informed the committee that it may dispose of. the land in any manner it deems most advisable. The sections have a combined frontage oL 78ft, and are valued at between £3 10s and £4 per foot.
A subscription list in aid of tihe fund was opened on the West End Bowling Club's' green on Saturday afternoon. The sum of £140 was subscribed, and it is anticipated that this amount will be considerably extended.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16033, 27 September 1915, Page 7
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432HELP FOR SOLDIERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16033, 27 September 1915, Page 7
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