THE OTAGO BIPLANE FUND.
GIFT TO THE IMPERIAL AUTHORITBES.
It is proposed to present, in the name of tho people of Otago, a modern aeroplane to tho Imperial air flotilla. The cost of a 100 h.p. Gnome-Vickers gun-mounted biplane, which is a superior type of machine, is £2250; and this is tho sum which it is hoped to raise. Subscriptions to the fund may be sent to the office of this paper, and an acknowledgment of the sums received will bo made through our columns.
The following subscriptions have been received :—
Previously, acknowledged £1208 4 7
W. Barron 22 0 Dr Hall 22 0 Middlemareh Patriotic Commitmittce, Women's branch ... 22. 0 A. B. Hall, Waipiata 2 0 6 Dr M. Watt 110 Hayward and Garrett 10 0 "Anonymous" 10 0 D. Stewart, Mataura 10 0 W. Perriam, Gibbston 10 0 J. Taborn, Hawea Flat ' 010 0 Pupils of Hawea School 0 10 0 Pupils of Wharetoa School ... 0 5 3 i "R. K.," Tapanui 0 5 0 ' Pupils of Upper .Junction School 0 4 0 Pupils of Akatore School ... 0 3 0 Total £1223 8 10
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16709, 1 June 1916, Page 9
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186THE OTAGO BIPLANE FUND. Otago Daily Times, Issue 16709, 1 June 1916, Page 9
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