DEBT TO SEAMEN FUND
£20,000 FOR WAR WORK [by TELEGRAPH —I'RESs" ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Thursday The annual meeting of the New Zealand Sheepowners' Acknowledgment of Debt to British Seamen Fund was held to-day. The managing trustee, Mr. T. H. Lees, said there had been an accretion of £108.243 and it had been decided to allocate £20,000 of the present funds to work in connection with tlio»present war. It might be possible to double the allocation after all claims from the previous war had been met. 4 Requests had been sent out to all contributors and 200 approvals had been received, showing that probably consent would be unanimous. Later on it would be necessary to contribute especially to a fund for survivors of the present war. The approval of the National Patriotic Board would be necessary. Mr. Edward Newman was re-elected chairman.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23772, 27 September 1940, Page 8
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140DEBT TO SEAMEN FUND New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23772, 27 September 1940, Page 8
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