EARTHQUAKE FUNDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20304, 11 July 1929, Page 13

EARTHQUAKE FUNDS.

THE HERALD LIST*

FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS*' TOTAL RECEIPTS NOW £8255. MORE DONATIONS SOUGHT* Contributions received to day bring tha Herald and Weekly News fund for lhs relief of suffering through the earth- j quake to £8255 19s 6d. A further sum ! oi H 2250 was sent to tho Central Belief* ■ Committee" yesterday morning, bringing i tho total sent from this fund to date to £7628 17s 2d. Further subscriptions will bo received at the Herald Ofiicc. Tlicy will be acknowledged in theso columns. Tho following amounts were received yesterday £ t', d.

AUCKLAND'S RESPONSE.

TOTAL EXCEEDS £21,000.

CITY AND SUBURBAN EFFORTS, '

Auckland has contributed the very fine sum of £21.453 4s 3d to the funds being raised for the relief of distress in tho earthquake areas. '1 his is the total in the funds centred in the city ' and suburbs, and although to these many contributions liavo been made by residents in the country, Hie total does not include (he sum of the local lists in various parts of tho province. Tho totals in the several funds up to yesterday are as follows: — £ s. d. Tho Mayor's . . . . 9,705 16 10 New Zealand Herald .. 8,255 19 6 'Auckland ' Star . . * ; 2,432 15 1 Newmarket . • • * 284 6 a Devonport • • • 223 12 8 Onehunga > . • •«- 185 18 4 Papatoetoe . . . •- 168 7 9 Birkenhead . • • * • 97 2 8 Northcole . . • • • • 50 4 6 Otahuhu .. * • • • 29 0 9 Grand total lo date . . £21,433 4 3 The decision to open subscription lists was made three weeks ago to-day, and the response lias been quick and generous. Large donations have been made by business firms and local bodies, and citizens in all grades of prosperity have contributed. A feature of the collections has been the combined donations made by tho employees of many firms. The money collected is being paid to the central committee set up by the Government, and which is charged with its apportionment, among deserving cases.-

THE MAYOR'S FUND.

NEARLY £IO.OOO RECEIVED. The £IO.OOO mark is in sight in th# Mayor's fund for tlie relief of earthquake distress, contributions received yesterday bringing the total to date to £9709 4s 4d»' Details are: — Previously received. £9379 19s 9d: Bapfist of Auckland (16) v £l7B 1& Id- lfmigi Club. Auckland University, Kden Park collection, £69; Waingaro and Glen Aft on Women's Institutes, £2O 6s; Mount Kden Methodist Church, £l7 ss; Fountain of I'rieiidship Lodge No. 049, ClO 10s; d. and W. White A Ltd., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bull. W. Seavill, £5 ss; Mount Kden Methodist, Sunday School, £4; employees Auckland Sandal Co., Ltd., £3*7s bd; K. Seavill. ('. Parsons, Picken, Sympathiser M.. £2 2s; Mrs. B. Darrow, Mrs. Krogley. Mrs. G. White, J. Seavill, 10s; total. £9709 4s 4d.

PAPAIOETOE FUND.

TOTAL OF £153 RECEIVED. The donations to the Papatoetor, Town Board's earthquake relief fund were brought, to a total of £l6B 7s 9d yesterday, when the, following subscriptions had boon received;— Previously acknowledged £7B 18s 9d; St. John's Presbyterian Church, Papatoefos (on account), £80; Mr. and Mrs W. G. Nicholson, £2 2s; F. J. Wills, £2; J. Daisley, Waldo Smith, £1 Is; Old Joe, New Zealand Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, Otahubu branch, £1; Sympathiser. N. 8., 10s; M.S., ss; total to date, £l6B 7s 9d.

Amount, previously acknowledged 8153 9 6 Pakiri .Residents 20 0 0 Henry Berry and Co. Pty., Ltd., Auckland branch . 10 10 0 Staff of Henry Berry anil Co. Pty., Ltd., Auckland branch 0 10 0 Jack Samuel (Sydney) 5 5 0 . Mercer Town Board . 5 0 0 Sympathiser from Hamilton 5 0 o ; St. Hcliers Presbyterian i Church 4 15 0 E.S., with sympathy . . . 3 3 0 Staff Auckland Automobile Association 2 17 6 F. V. Hoffmann . . . . 2 2 0 i Mrs. 1. Arnoldson .. >, 2 2 0 i F. Kuupton . . T 2 2 0 ' Oruanui Native School . t 2 0 0 M. and W „ 2 0 o ! S.K.D. 2 0 0 Waitahanui . . . . . w 2 0 0 i 1st Hokianga Girl Guides Co. 1 13 o 1 Miss A. M. Newton . . 1 10 0 Staff of Dominion Compressed Yeast Co. 1 10 0 . Ivawhia Methodist Mission .■ 1 2 6 1 C.O., Tc Kauwhata 1 1 0 1 W.E.L 1 0 6 1 Sympathy 1 0 0 1 jsj rs. Alee White 1 0 0 Collection at a Bridge Party 1 0 0 Sympathy 1 0 0 1 0 o ! Sympathiser * . .« 1 0 0 E.M.R. .. . * V * 1 0 0 Sympathiser . .■ .. 1 0 0 ! E.G. . . . .. 1 0 0 l L.M. and T.T. 11 0 S.S.K .. 10 0 i James Chisholm, Waihopo, North Auckland 10 0 ; From the Country .. . * JO 0 , 10 0 l I.F.K 10 o i Mrs. Grant, Matakuru 10 0 1 St. Heliers Presbyterian 1 Sunday School .. 10 0 ! Ohinepanea, School (supple10 0 mentary) Sympathy . . .. - < 10 0 Mrs. W. Llovd . .• . .• 5 0 C. .. ".. - • 5 0 i Nell s •• 5 0 J. Peat . . . ' 5 0 Oratia . . . * < 5 0 ! Mrs. J. B. Hibbcrt 5 0 H.W 5 0 Takapuna . - • • ■> 5 0 , 0. E. Tasker . . .* * * 5 0 j R. Boss . . • <•-' 5 0 Ian and Gcrvasc .. 4 0 ! Anonymous . . -• - 2 6 D. Sands . . «* < 2 6 i A. R. Thurston .. »< 2 6 ! I.B 2 6 i Wish '• 1 0 Total to date £8255 19 6 '