HOSPITAL SATURDAY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 2

HOSPITAL SATURDAY

ANOTHER GREAT EFFORT

£1000 SECURED

ANLNONDATIUXOIM'LVNIES

When all returns are complete it will probably be found that tho total amount collected this year of behalf of the Dunedin Hospital and a number of charitable institutions is from £150 to £200 short of what it was in 1908 —£1294. But it is not tor one moment to be assumed that this is in any way a reflection upon tho work doiu by the Hospital Saturday Association. The members of tho latter worked as hard as, if not harder than, ever before, their organisation was «s thorough, and their largo band of collectors comprised, ;"> usual, Sadies who were determined, for one day, to prove themselves tho most expert beggars in the world. And the weather, if marred by a. wind that carried dust, heat, ami unpleasantness, was littlo short of the best that cou'.d he desired. Under the circumstances, the collectors are to be heartily congratulated on their achievement in securing so Javgo. a sum of money, for it is considerably more than any of I lit 1905, 1906, and the 1907 collections. The 19C8 collection was phenomenal, and it is therefore hardly fair to institute a comparison between it and Saturday's total. Further, let it bo said that tho members of the executive arc more than satisfied '.vith the 1909 collection; it was generally recognised that there was hss money abroad, and not quite tho saute amount of enthusiasm in tho country, and it is unlikely That oven the most optimistic collector expected to reach or better tho record sum secured a year

As a matter of fact, the collectors actuallyreceived more coins, but tho coins were of loss value than formerly. Tho average Dunc(}'in citizen, a Scotchman and it cautious person, and having already experienced the storm and stress of four Hospital Saturdays, had developed a somewhat remarkable degree of cunning. Ho had quite made up his mind to tho fact that ho must give in a worthy cause, and, after due considoratioiii ho had doubtless decided upon the amount that he would B'iiv; .but he remembered that in previous years ho had, more often than not, found himself headed off .in every direction by cool, determined collectors, and riot been granted release until he had produced and given away a coin. So the fivo shillings formerly decided on had grown into ten, and tho helplessness and desperation of their late owner had grown accordingly. " Expcrientia docet"—and on Friday afternoon and Saturday tho fivo shillings were chained into pennies, and during Saturday tiheir owner was able to go jauntily past sixty collectors, hearing, with the pleasant vsonsation of the man who is happy and charitable, their grateful thanks as they rattled his ponnies in their boxes. And that explains how no less than 33,161 pennies were given a.wjy on Saturday, and why, if tho spcoie actually -oeoived vas more, tho total was less.

Littlo knots of collectors wore stationed at every street corner between Knox Church and tho tramsheds, and any man who recklessly attempted to walk that distance generally ended by skulking down back streets, and finding a quiet corner where ho might have time to think and count up his losses. The network was thorough. Every corner of tho town was .guarded, and no ono could escape the meshes. The ladies, in some instance.?, were on duty at T a.m., and every man who entered tho city after that time had to run the gauntlet. Most men gave up their cash with good ."race, but there were others who attempted to outwit tho charitable medioants, and thcro were in consequence afow amusing incidents. Ono resourceful individual, for instance, followed a kind of zig-zag course along tho main street, contriving to always pass tho strongly garrisoned corners in the middle of the road. But his ruso was won detected, and he had to confess to ignominious failure. Hurrying cyclists with bent heads and a faraway look on their faces, met the same fate. Smiling, insistent, ladies took their stand right in front of the bicycles, and tho helpless riders gave up thoir coins with the best possible grace. The collectors were present in strong forco in Customhouse square, and (he battle •raged there all day. There was a picket at every street corner, and patrols of vigorous, good-looking young ladies wero out in all directions. In parentheses, it may bo observed that-the executive puts a considerable commercial value or a pretty girl. An official told a reporter on Saturday that a young lady whose appearance is in her favour can often succeed in taking money from tho impressionable variety of youthful male when the most determined a.nd experienced collector has failed. Her nativity on Saturday was surprising—only second, indeed, to her success in gettin" coins into the boxes. Nothing daunted her. Two men, seeing her approach, and hearing the suggestive rattle of her box, bolted for tho friendly shelter of an hotel door. Relentless as fate She followed; the harried males bought release, and went on inside. But there was no pence there. Another lady, equally cool and equally determined, waited with a box, and she. too, had to be bought oft'. A party of campers, bound for °tho green hills around Warrington, came slowly into tho square in a motor car, bclieviin," themselves se?ure. Vain hope! A patrol, irresistible individually, and, collectively Exceptionally active, swept out of its lair at tho Stock Exchange! surrounded the car, and soon had ransom tinkling into its boxes.

THE COINS RECEIVED. _"I guess we've about cornered the Rupplv of small change in Dunodin," said a tired bank clerk about midnight on Saturday, when ho saw the list of coins that had been received. There was reason in theremark, for no less than 33,000 pennies had parsed into the bank during tho day and evening. Altogether, 62,256 notre or coins were received—or, on. an average, mora than one each from every man, woman, and child in tho City of Dunodin. An .analysis of the following table will show that the public- favours tho small coin as a. medium of charity, as against the coin of a larger denomination. All coins of a value of six- •' pence and over show a surprising decrease in numbers, while threepences, pennies, and halfpence show an equally remarkable increffse :— 1909. 1908. Halfpennies 7,729 ... 5,384 Pennies 33.161 ... 26,199 Threepences 14,762 ... 12,553 Sixpences ... ... ... 4,280 . 5,213 Shillings ; v ... 1.844 .. 2.060 Florins 199 . . 300 Half-crowns 202 224 Half-sovereigns ... ... 25 32 Sovereigns 27 ... 42 Notes (two at £i) ... 16 ... 26 Cheques 11 ... — Tlie value of the cheques received was £28 14s 6d, us against £22 6s in 1908 and £8 4s 7(1 in 1907. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. President. Mr G. C. Israeli vice-presi-dents— Ur Will, Mr J. Loudon; general honorary secretary, Mr Walter L. Logic; lion, treasurer, Mr R. Martin; lion soliciior, Mr M. D. Bedford; hon. auditor, Mr Charles Grater; committee—hU* Worship the Mavor of Duncdiii. Me--.-rs D. 11. Hastings, W. T. M'Farlane. W. A. Moore, F. C. Gumming. J. E. Bone. E. A. Tapiier, C R. Smith, C. Speight, J. C. M'George,. Mesdanioj J. Loudon and W. A. Moore, Misses Hooper.' Jean Burt, Row Vincent King, Mr E. S. Wilson (secretary). ■ The members of (be executive, receiving valuable assistance from Mr R. W. Rutherford, Mr T. Miles, and others, constituted themselves a committee ior the day, and did 11 gi«it deal of hard work. PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS. Tho amount, oollcclod in 1905 was £700; in 1906. £848; in 1907, £720; in 1908, £1294. This year the country has not bran so thoroughly canvassed as on some previous which would scexn to have made a perceptible diffcrejice in the takings. ALLOCATIONS. Assuming the total to bo £1000, the Duncdin Hospital will get 50 per pent, el Uu)

(£500),' which, phis the Government subridy (if 2<!fi in tho pound, will roach tho substantial total of £1100. which will be dovoted to necessary and deceiving cuds in connection with tho llc«piial. Tho remaning 50 per cent, will lie divided between the Sr. John Ambulance .-Specialion and I lie Karitane Home, tho Victoria Jubilee Convalescent Fund, the Hospital for Incurable;, and tho Patients' and Prisoners' Aid Sociey. ' RAVENSBOURNE. An eiH-rgei.ie canvass of the suburb of Ravensbounie was mado bv Mrs Goor"o Hicks, who was ably assisted bv Mire Keynail, Aliss D. Roynell, Miss Portman, and Master Hick*. Being; essentially a rosi- < antral suburb, most of the people "ave ilurmg (lis day in Dmindin. but thisW wnhstamling, a total of £3 '6, 3d was collected. COLLECTION'S IN THE CITY. The following are details of the collocHoiis made in the city. Tho liguros in parentheses show, as far a.s possible, tho amounts received at Die same stations last

Stafford, Princes, and Man<e Street t.ornws-£ls Is 7d (£l3 19s 3Jd). Mrs A. K. l'alconer. assisted by Nurses Ethel Miller, Every, O'Slioa, Diaclc. Ansoil, Mrs templer, Mrs (.'. Falconer. Mkses Falconer it s "'' O. Mercer, f: '■'• Nicokon, R. .Anderson. Totuliusoti. i)r l'idconcr, Dr Pcilir, Mr Stewart. Union Bank Corner.-£29 '17s lid (£ll »s 10id). Mrs George Withers, assisted bv Misses E. Quirk, Pacey, J. Don. Mee, r.osfer, J.o Brim. Hood, Stewart, M'Williams, Bremion, Master Wood ft.st Ofllc-0.—£53 las 3Jd (£l9 4s). Mrs E. ('. Reynolds and Miss Burt, assisted by Mesdames Martin, J. Jago, Sarc, Oldham, G. Roberts, R. S. fSephensou. A. H.-A-nes, C. W. Rattray, O'Neill, Milne, Biitement. .Misses Hutchison, Mackerras (2), Dick (2). M'Kccbnie, White, X. Borrie. G. Jiiinieson. .Macphersoti (2), Gibson Smith. Prvde, Donahl (2), M. Jttmieson, Park (2), Uwher. Dennision, D. Williams. M. Revnolds. OrWI Bowling (2), Wakson Slienimn, J. Glendinmg, Clsp)>erton, Xurso llav. Jlisscs Vallango, Mondy (2). Macdontdd '(2), Callender, M'Kcrrow, M'Gowan, U. Brown, Simpson, M'lntosh, 11. Irvine. B. Farquhar. Jacobs's Corner.—£3l 6s 7td (£64 lis). Mrs W. A. Moore and Mrs J.'ll. Hoskiug, assisted by Misses Elba, Beswick, O. King, Mrs Stilling, Miss Joachim, Nurses Hancock, Gow, Every, Mackenzie, Jacobs, Hornsby, St. Helens Nurses Gow. Dunsford, Parkes, Picrson, Paris, Sutherland. Mesdames Callaway. 1,. Harris, Carr, C. Rattray, London. Walker, Joachim, W. A. Moore, Pattullo, Missos D. Carew, M. Fergus, Iloslting, Gourlay, Wilson, Jean Rcid, M. Neill, Cohen, Campbell, Adjutant Tweed, Ensign Simpson, Misses Fonwick, V. Thompson, Woodhouso, F. Campbell Wishart, M'Lauchlin, Blundell, J. Allan,' Jacobs, Mary Maloney, Hilda Chapman. Stock Exchange—£2o 15s OJd (£25 19s 6d). Mrs Neville and Mrs A. Fonwick, assisted by Mrs Neville, Mrs Watson Shennan, Misses Shonnan, Davidson. Dmvling, Haggitt (2), Burnett, Spence, Macdonak! Allen, Mackintosh (2), Molly Dowliii", Barron (3).

New Zealand Insurance Companv's C'orner.-£9 18s Bid (£l6 19s s'd). M'irs Violet Campbell, assisted by Misses P. Campbell, W. Marryatt, Jane Wilson, K. Dicker, Isabel Kinvig, E Fisher, M. Allen D. Ba-glcy, E. Milward, E. Bodkin, a! Milward, A. O'Kane, Ivy Duke, 0. Ptllfhos, Ada Noale, Morton, V. Pickett' L. Baird, Mr 11. West, Mr D. Mncdcnald' Mr G. Morelon.

Grand Held Corner.—£34 Os 2d (£4l 14s 7d). Mrs C. R. Smith and' Mrs K. A. Tapper, assisted by Mrs T. A. Frawr, Nurses Cook, Fleming, Valentine, and Driver, Misses M. White, Tapper, M. Tapper, M'Lean. S. M'Lcan, V. M'Lcan, F. Maedonald, E. Macdonakl, Borrio. M'Caw Duthio, Haslett, A. Haslett, Low, MaePher' son, Ross, Sinclair, Speddins-, HTSop. II Taine, E. Easther, L. M'C'aw, Gresham. Park, Gordon.

Arca.Je.-£IS Cs 3J.J (£l9 i, M ). Mrs H. L. James, assisted by Misses James Shcro, M.;l'incl, J. M'Ghie, G. James Mr A. Angus, Masters P. James and C Tinel.

Scoullar ,md Chisholm's Corner.—£s 8s Sill (£2 2s 8(1). Salvation Army: Adjutant Woodford, assisted by Ensign Elliot, Captain Chapman, Miss Nettie Pellowo.' I'ieutenanfc Banks,

Government life Insurance Corner.—£2." 4s &d (£lB 1& Ed). St, John. Ambulance (Miss J. 1). Hooper), assisted by Mi«»s ltegg, M. H. liegg. A. Andrew, A. M. Ross, V. lloperaft, F. Hopcraft, M. Hooper, Pound, S. Purvis, E. J. Williams, Limn. h. ISoadlc, A. Mills, E. Orkney, Herein, J. Law, Summcrnll, B. Williams'. Bank of New Zealand Bloek.-£29 3s (£4l 8s Dd). Mrs S. B. Howlett, assisted br Mrs W. M. M'Lean, Misses Howkif Spencer Brent, Violet M'Mastcr, Louie Huberts, Clara Pavies, Connie Monson, Muriel ForJ. Ethel James, Kathleen Hotop Tolhe Wyinks, Lang, P. Lang, Messrs w' K. Petre, It. L. Hewlett, Townley-Littk. Ronald Barker.

Moray Pbce.-£25 7s 6d (£23 12s 9d). St. John Ambulance; Mrs J. K. Bono and Mrs J. W. Will, assisted by Nurse Bar ckuy, Misses Crow, Will, D. Will, Henderson, A. Henderson, Given. Don. Je"/!" Don, Bone, M«rlie. J, Melville, Bmil.li, C. Morrison, Carr, B. Farquharson, Pavne, Doris Allan, Hasiings, Messrs Hone," C. Hution, H. Hutton. (Incomplete.) N.Z. Clothing Faetorv, Alollison's, and Elder's .Comers.-£32 12s OJd (£43 Is). Dunodin Hospital Nurses (Miss Fraser, matran), assiste'i by Mi»s Veilcli, Sisters Xixon. M. Nixon, Burton, Messrs Kooncr, Herons, Grant, 15. L. liroivu, Guflic, Munro, Cook, Henderson, Hayward, Xoswoithy. Stewart CaWor, Ferguson, Woodward. Srnaill. Sisters Kelly, Scott, Nurses M'Leun, Maekie, B brown, Gcdhy, Tiirnlull. Hubbard, Oruicksliank, Wilkio, Jeffrey, Jennings, H'Kniglit, G. Thomson, Hodds, Douglas. Railway Station.-£l6 15s lid, some lists yet, to come in (£l9 Is 9Jd). Mrs Ca.pstiek, assisiwl by Mrs Crawley, Misses Watan (2), Watson, Talboys, Bennet (2), Wilson, Gouieli, Whinam (21, Fester (2), Douglas Hotel Building and Spros'ns Corneis.-£ls 17s 6£d (£l3 17s 3d), Mits M. L. Wylij, assisted bv Mrs Ho ford, Mrs E. J. Wilkinson, Misses L. Wauon, J. Roy, Spenser, Dove, Pollock, Lyon, Buokeridjfe, King, Carrick, M'Stav, 0. Preeni B. Preen, W. Wylie, X. Wylie, Clare Wylie.

Moray Place lo St. Andrew Stro:t-.— £20 3a si-t(— Trinity Methodist Church: Mis J. C. Stephens and Sister Annie, assisted by Misses Duko, Howe, Kay, Nellie Kay, Adama, Laura Gilbert, Edit.li Gilbert-, P. L3wnh3.nl, Maxwell, Jessie Maxwell, Rosuvcar, Dorothy llossvear, Phyllis Stephens, Ivy Stephens, Elsie King, Minnie. Kcaist, Broad (2), Loose, Waghorn, Chapman* llcrndoll, Lydia Pavne, Veia Carey, W. Wilson, Aalin (2), ilcthewngton, Sparrow (2), Hc-alcv, Green, Ackroyd (2). St. Andrew Street to Hanover Street.— £24 4s 1, some lists to come in (££6 7s lld-irqm Moray place to Hanover s(reot). Sisters of the. Churches (Sisler Evolyn and Sister Margaret), assisted by Sistore May, Francis, Lizzie, Christabel, Mary, Laura, Linda, Misses Andfarso-n, Hodges, Gordon (2), Dorset, Perry, Leslie, Rodgcrs, Miwkic, AJliwi, Woodger, Pv-fe, B. MatJvieson, Keav M. Mabhieson,

B.ekingsalc, C'owio (2), Beg?, Aitcliison, Nels-.m, M'Lccd, 11. Simpson, Barrow, M'Farlane. Shaw, Couston, 11 M'Callmn. 1). Ferguson, M. Allen. F. Lyon, M. (.'roinbie, J. Taylor, Limbay Maekit', Mercer, M'Lauchlaii, Phaii\ Moirison, Cameron. Barron, licv. A. E. Axelsl.ll.

Bank of New Zealand (North Dunolin) Corner.--£3 10s (£2 13s lid). Salvation Army: Adjutant Tweed, assisted by Captain Hancoc, Captain Fletcher, Ensign Simpson, Misses M'Kenzie, Annie. Day. Lcssie Viney, Nettie PeUowe, Jabion, M. Simpson, Dundas Street.-£9 2s 7Jd (£9 is 6Jd). Dundas Stivet, Primitive Methodist Church: Mrs G. Knowles Smith, assisted by Mesdames Girvan, C. W. Wilkinson, 11. Carr, J. Butcher, 1). Bethune, jun.. MUses Cable, A. Cable, Hale. X. Parker, A. Hurray, Iloldaway, Pollock, Bryant, It. Barnes, Sljophard, 0. Williams, A. Mansell. Albany Street Corner.--£2 15s 6Jd (£8 16s lid). Mesdames Nisbet and U. S. Allan. CAVERSHAM. David Street.—£s 7s Id (£4 9s 9<l). Mesdames K, W. Rutherford, A, Marten, M'Kav, B. Intro, Misses Dut'.on. Basketi, Mond'v, L. Grant, Anmuid. D. Cowie. Nell 'Rutherford, and Alison Rutherford. Tram Tortninus.-£3 14s 3d (£4 4s 2d). Mesdames J. G. D. IVmp-tvr, T. Mrokison. Francos, lliss:s h. Dempster, Ella M'Gremr. Tlib Glen.-£4 9s lid (£3 3s lOJd). Mrsdames O. K. Briggs, Berwick, Misses D. M'C-teirv, Berwick, and Randall. Forbu'ry Corner-£-1 13s Id (£2 8s Id). ■Miss Xf.ickorev. assisted by lle?dames Todd ar.d Wright, Misses R. Maekorsy, F. Thorn, S. Thorn, M. Petersen, Wra.gge. C. Mondv, Stewart, Todd (2). iggo (2). Total for Cavcrsha.ii). £18 4s Id. SOUTH DUNEDIN. Helena Slreet.-fil 18s 8d (£2 0s 6tl). Mesdames l>vl:md and Sudden, assisted by I.oylaml (3). Sudden (2), Williams, Leslie, Wostlako. Mr T. J. Miles. Cat-gill's Corner A.-£5 18s (£ll is 9 ; kl). McKlames Donovon, Morrison, and Hoskins, Misses Blccklmv ami Harvev. Can-ill's Corner 8.-£5 3s 3d (£3 3s sd). Miss Marriet, Misses Macdonald (2), and Miss llollev. Macandrow Road.-£4 19s 7Jd (£4 18s sid) Mesdames M. G. Thomson. P. Stewart, P. Ireland, A. T. Murray, Misses Sea vies and Cheytio. Anderson's Bay Road—£7 5s Id (£2l 6s). -Mesdames D. Harris Hastings. Kennedy, and King, Misses Hastings (4), F. Be.v'cn. Chapman. Gilchrist. Carson (2). Park Street—£2 2s I<l (£5 2s 6Jd). Mesdames Hargreaves, S. Davis, R. Johnson, and H'lvor. Oilier Amount.".—Donaghy's. £3 9s; duplication works (per Mr D. 11. Hastings), £6; Hillside Workshops. £3 14s. Total for South Dunedin, £44 13s 4J<l. MORNINGTON. District. No. I—£3 13s 5W (£3 Is 2}d). Mrs Livingstone, Miss Sibbald, and Miss Bummcy. District. Kn. 2.-£2 2s lOcl (17s 9d). Misses Randall and Harvey. District No. 3.-£4 12s 5d (13.5 9d). Misses Dorrio Martin and Una Rice. District Nos. 4 and 5.-£2 4s 2d (£3 16s lOd). Mrs Davidson, Miss Scorgie, Miss F. Widdowson. District No. 6,-£ l 8s 9J.d. Miss Dickson. Tramshed».-£4 8s 4Jd (£4 Is 3Jd). Mesdaines H, L. Glover and Robert Martin, and Corecn Glover. Total for Mornington, £18 10s. PORT CHALMERS AND DISTRICT. Tho collectors at Port Chalmers and surrounding districts worked with enthu- ?.. • ' ', ■ri 11 — "m

t>iasm ami vigour from early morning until late at night. At the Port, lady collectors, boxes in hand, tool; up posiliiio.i which matl-i it next to impossible fur anyone to come into the town or to go out- of ir without beinij asked to contribute. On Saturday night, the Port C-hnlnieis Brass Band pla.vcil in the rotunda, ami this attracted a number of people into the main thoroughfare, where 'Ihoy had the claims of the Hospital thrust upon their aitentivn by the collectors. The commitke which had the arrange- , incuts in hand had hopes that 11.M.5. Challenger would be in port for the occasion, ami that the lund oil tho ship would have assisted .Mr Sclmacl;. conducior, and the local bandsmen in playing selections, but as the man-of-war docs not como to Port until next Saturday litis conkl not bo done. Tho result of "the collection was very satisfactory. The amount collected last year was £72 17s and this vcar ihe total is (approximately) £74 3s 101 d. The following an- details: — Mechanics' liisiitute.--£<l 14s l|d (£5 7s Stl). Missos M'etielans, Stephens, Thomson. Boll,' and Pome.

Corner of Magnetic. Street.—£4 3s 10M (£3 9s fid). Misses Flora Thomson, daily Barker, and Mnvra.v.

Municipal Buildings.~£ls Is Sd (£l4 6s). Mcrtlames De Mans ami Mikhjll, Misses Grant. M'C'alhim, Bauchop. Kettle, Wvlio, Do Mans, Pickard, Imirs (3). 1 Dock Gal:.v-£9 Os D,d (£]2 0s 2Jd). Mrs Ward, Misses Ward, Cook, Shaipe, A. Powell. Carey's Bay.-£3 5s 10.1 (£5 13s Hid). Salvation Army: Ensign Yvle, Miss Macdonald. Lower Ilartomr.—£2 2s lid. Misses Lvdia Hoskins and Facer. 'Sawyers' l'ay,-£6 2s Sd (£7 6s). Mrs Black. MU-cs Mill. Masonic- Hall.—-£4 14s SUI (£5 4s lOJd). Mrs Cunningham?, Mi-sc-i 11. Powell, Graham and M'Phorson. Burkes and St. L;cnards.-£2 15s 101(1 t£4 14s). Mrs Cook, Misses Stevenson (2). M. BliellaMli, awl R. Cook. Master Ale 1;. Stevenson, Master Bnelianan. Purabmii.-£3 1C; (£1 13s 6i<l). Mesdamos Fiillorlon. Wix, Mi?s Foot^ Portobcl!o.-£ll 2s Stl (£3 10s). Misses Durham (2). Dickson (2). Burns (2), K. Millar, B. Cormack, D. Moss. Convent School.—£l 2; 10rt (las 6(1).— Pupils: Mf«sr.; Ward and Leslie. Port Chalmers District Ilisrh School — £2 6s 9d (£1 19s sJti). Pupils. Bastings's Hotel. £1 Is 5-UI; Chick's Hotel, £1 Ps 0.UI; George. Hotel, 10s; Provincial Hotel, 5s 11<1; Marino Hot'ol'. 14s 6d. OTHER. SUBURBAN COLLECTIONS Si. Clair.—£l6 7s 6d (£lO 3s 10-Jd). Mcsdame.s Houston. Hancock, Pope, and Carson, Misses BroClciiclc. Mulholland, Paillin, .Sherwood, F. Cole, Thomson, Walker (2)| Hancock, Davidson, C. Kerr, ami Instone ' St. Kilila.—£3B 18s 5d (£44 17s tyl), including collections at Taliuna Park and Forbury Racecourse Kates; £6 18s lOd was collected at Amlcrscu's Bay by Miss FynesC'linton and assistants. The St. Kilda- collectors were:—Misses Larnach, Collie, Gore, Somerville, White, and Macfarlane, and Mcstlamts Fox and Burk. Maori Hill.-£l3 16s 6d (£l9 10s); £7 16s 6d of this amount- was collected by the following girls of tho public school (Mr Fitzgerald, head master):—Miss Andrew, Miss Brown, Miss J. Brown, assisted by Rita Thompson, Mollic Muir, May Balk, Amy Leslie, Jean Armit, Elsie Gumming, Katie Butlerfiold, Phyllis Smith, Qucenic Balk, Greta Allen, Bessie M'l.onnan, and Nellie Thompson. Six pounds were collected by Mrs ButterfieW.

Uiislyii.—£30 6s 7d (£39 9s lOd) Me.v dames Wedge, F. Wilkinson, and Murdoch, Misses Wcdso, A. Wedge, Kea, Buntinc, Nelson, M'Gottn, and Burton.

Noith-East Valley.—£l4 7s OJd (£6 Os 3d). Mcstlair.es John llislop ami Pnulin, Sister Ethel, Mis.es Wliiiham, Ether Wood, Irene Wilson, Dorothy Roebuck, Reilly, Begg, Campbell, Wis, Dtidliold. Miles, Scott, nml M'Lennan. SHEETS AT THE OCTAGON. Two large sheets were erected at the Octagon, ami the public wcro invited to toss in their spare coins. The response was fairly liberal, and £6 3s ljd was secured. Last year the sheets received in small coins £6 15s. A miniter of the members of St. John Ambulance Brigade had charge of the sheet';. COUNTRY COLLECTIONS. The following table shows the amounts of collections made in the country. The f'ji lives in parenthesis indicate the 1903 totals, ar.d these names marked with an asterisk show that tho district referred to has not yet sent in complete tubscriplion lists. It will be seen Hint, in a number of places, collections were made for the first time. Brighton £2 13 3 Kavensbotu'iic (£3 4s) 3 6 3 Green Island (£39 6s 9d) 37 1 0 Outnim (about £14) 16 15 6 Balclutlu* ... 33 10 0 l'limlon ... 3 6 6 Waitati* (about £9) ... 416 5 Berwick (£6 16;) 2 19 0 Waihola 0 18 0 Taieri Moith ... 514 6 Maiingatua (£2 16s) 2 15 0 Milton (£6B 10s 2d) 18 10 0 Midcllemarch (£8 4s 6d) 15 5 0 Houipapa 2 1 4j In spits of related and cottrteouslyworded :eipte=ls from the executive, asking that it be ad-iised without fail on Saturday last of tlie amount of money collected in their respective districts, no less than 13 centres have omitted to •send in any return at all. The following is a list of the plr.cos referred to, with the amounts collected (lure 'nst year:—Pnlmerston (£35 :9s 3d). Waikouaiti (£29 4s 6d), Soacliff (£53 16s 5;l), Allanton, Riecarton, Momona >£3 5s 4.-1), North Taic-ri, Mosgiol (£sl Is 4d). Stirling. Wnipori (£1 5s Id), Lovoll's Mat, Botihar, Ililleiul. SPECIAL DONATIONS. The following is a- list of special donations made to the fund, and inclucwd :n the general total: -Heid and Grav £5, Thomson and Co. £5 ss, J. E. Biit!er"£2 2s, Ncill and Co. £2 2s, lion. T. Fergus £1, Union S.S. Co. £10, Turnbull and Jones (per R. C. Jones) £2 2s, M'Kcrvas and ilazlott £1 Is, Girlon College pupils (per Miss Ross) £2 2s, Gasworks (net Mr lies king) £3 10s, Shaddock and Co. £5, Kaikorai Band concert £5 2s 2d, Coulls, Culliiiij, and Co. £1 Is, C. P. Arlidge £1, George Simpson £1 Is. HOTEL COLLECTIONS. The following amounts were collected in lnrclsi-Wam's £1 4s 3j,d, Prince of Wales £2. Caledonian (Walker street) 15s Id, Empire £1 12s 7Jd, Gridiron 16s OW, Provincial 12s 7Jil, Tattersau's £2 2s 2d, Crown £0 13s 7 id, Excelsior £10 16s Old, Citv £1 13s 'Id, Criterion £2 lis 9id, Obaii 12s lid, Law Courts £3 2s 6d, European 18s lOd, Branson's £3 13s BJd, Royal Albert 6s 3d, Bowling Green £2 6s Id. Th-j following hotels have yet to rotort I the amount of collections .received:— Grand, Watson's, Shamrock, Metropolitan, Jhdstone, Terminus, Whatf, Southern. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Very ready ami generous assistance was j again given by many, independent firm", : and people, and the committee asks ns to; acknowledge its great indebtedness to the j large band of collectors for their active and untiring efforts during the cay, to those who provided refreshments, to tho City Corporation, Morninglon, and Municipal Tramways and the Kaikorai and Roslyn Tramway Companies for granting free passos to collectors; to Mr J. C. M'Goergc. for the loan of his motor car; to Messrs llugli Gourley and C. Speight [or I'lio loan of a horse, trap, and driver; to Messrs Crust and Crust for displaying signs on their expresses; to'Mr IN Maxwell, for the loan of ballot boxes; (to tin City electrical engineer for erecting- .electric lights at tho Octagon and Gardens: to tho railway slationwaster and staff for assistance rendered to collectors at the railway station; to Die Kaikorai and Port Chalmers Bands for services rendered: to Messrs Ml'er.k, A. Turnbull, and Thos. Hcmsley; for opening boxes, to the National Bantstaff—Messrs R. Martin, Canlrell, Gill, Turnbull, Hamilton, Ashby, Abercrombie R«a, Tewsley Beck, M'Donald', Neal, Ben riell. Taylor, Littlejohn, M'Calluin, Snow. Downes, Dawson, Inglis— for its assistance in counting the collection; and to tho St. John Ambulation Brigade—Scrgt. J. Wood, Messrs W. M. Wilkinson, J. H. Hanson, P. W. Biien, Mitchell, Black. Base, Moncrieff, and Rci'dell—for taking up the collection in tho sheets at tho Octagon.

The collectors were generously provided with rofroaliinpiitj by the following:— Messrs ,1. Hclmkcv and Son, .T. .T. Connor, W. lliiiiiilloii, .Mi's W. Wood, Messrs Key noltls. Messrs 0. l'\ Bowley. J. Brown. Kbcrhardt. ,1. Hopkins and Son, It. Macadam, Waratah Tea Rooms, City Tea. Rooms, lfaeramai Tea Kooms, Miss Samson, Mr T. C. Hell, Gardens Tea Kooms, Silver Uriel. Mrs Colqitliotiu, Mrs Olosf, Mvs Jiatohelor, Mrs Speight, Mrs Loudon. Miss Brown, Miss- Patei-son, Mrs Kdgar, Mrs Johnston, Miss Hooper, Miss D. Brown, Mrs Cameion, ami Miss M. Hooper.

Refreshments at South Dtinodin wero kindly provided by Ihe proprietors of tho Ktr.voy, Heifertian's; Ocean View, Blaney's, Kensington, and Waterloo Hotels, and by Messrs Eruao and Duckworth.