THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11684, 17 March 1900, Page 4

THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

TO THE EDITOR. ~ ''■■-. - f .' ' Srß,—ln regard to Hie money subscribed foi ; the-patriotic fund, lias it never occurred to i you that we who are a borrowing community; and therefore short of: cash, and a producing • community having a surplus of produce and provisions, such as are neecFsavay for troops •horses, etc., in time of war .seeking- a market, ; instead of sendiho: our money to the Homo ■ authorities and-allowing them to'spend it'iii :- purchasing similar produce from other coun- , tries, we should spend our money on--produce'• . within the colony and ship it direct to South 4 ,??V, tluis lcec." tlle money which is as I Ins lifeblood of our little community in circu- : j lation here. We are seeking a market for our produce. \\e have a market in. South Africa, I and the customer is ourselves. We can pay. ■ ourselves out of our own money, and by doinpr so we are helping the colony by providing a market for a quantity of t-tie surplus of our bountiful harvest. ancLan outlet,for many of our manufactured products, and lifilpinir the mother country none . the less.—l "am" etc., ■'•■_;. •,--■.... - ■'■■ ■ leishmas