HERALD WAR FUND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 3

HERALD WAR FUND.

FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS. TOTAL OF £17,225 RECEIVED. Subscriptions amounting to £150 18s Id were received on Saturday for the Herald Fund for sick and wounded soldiers and their dependants. They are shown in detail below:— £ ed. Previously acknowledged ... 17,074 8 5 Proceeds of basket social at Waiharara ... ... 57 5 7 C. and H. M. Phillipson ... 50 0 0 M. and G. H. Beaumont ... 25 0 0 Sale of gum dug by native residents of To Eao ... 15 5 0 K.D. ... 22 0 W. Robinson, Tauranga ... 110 A. C. James, Waihi ... ... 0 2 6 W. Johnston ... .". ... 02 0 . , Total ... I £17,225 6 6 THE MAYOR'S FUND. SATURDAY'S DONATIONS. SUM OF £43,322 IN HAND. An addition of £100 9s 3d was made to the Mayor's list on Saturday, increasing the total amount to £43,322 16s Bd. This amount comprised the foltowing subscriptions :— ™ £ s. d. Thorne and Thorne ... ... 100 0 0 Boy Scouts 0 9 3 CANVASSING COMMITTEE. h RESPONSE IN THE CITY. . As a preliminary to "canvassing week," on October 18 to 25, '. the; Canvassing Committee of - the Patriotic , Associationhas been interviewing a number of city firms with & view to. securing their assistance for the fund, and their representations have met with a gratifying response. Cheques received by members of the committee are paid into the Town Hall daily, but the full results of the committees I efforts are not apparent, as -several of the donations which it has secured have been paid directly into either the Mayor's. Fund or the Carnival Committee's Fund. The following subscription was paid to the committee on Saturday:— '•■' ' >■'?-?; ■ ■■•; £ s d H. B. Morton ... ...•„ ... 200 0 0 To facilitate the work of the Canvassing Committee during canvassing week, the city has been divided into 25 . districts, and a . small sub-committee, with a convener, has been appointed for each district. . It : is hoped that -the conveners will obtain helpers, who will subdivide the district allotted to ' them, and have i everything., in readiness to commence the canvass on {.he morning of October 18 and continue until every house; has been visited. The Mayors of. boroughs, the chairmen of county councils, road boards, and town boards throughout the province have been asked to undertake the work in their respective districts. CARNIVAL COMMITTEE. FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS. A contribution of £150 from the Hon. G. Fowlds was acknowledged on Saturday. This subscription will be paid in monthly subscriptions of £10. In addition, Mr. Fowlds has given a valuable pair of carriage horses, prize-winners at the Auckland agricultural show, and a double set of harness to be disoosed of on behalf of the fund. The following subscriptions have also been received :— ~« „ £ s d G-N.B. •: ». ... 500 00 W. J. Mains 100 0 0 Mrs. Sidney Weetman 10 0 0