ALL PURPOSES APPEAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24912, 11 May 1942, Page 6

ALL PURPOSES APPEAL

The sum of £47,277 collected to date in the Dunedin-St. Kilda sub-zone for the All Purposes Appeal has been anlysed as follows: — £ Local bodies 2,750 Dunedln Savings Bank 2,500 Ritz Casino .. .. 1.834 197 Business Houses 18,348 5 Citizens, each £SOO 2,500 41 Citizens, each over £IOO and under £SOO 5,500 183 Citizens, each over £2O and under £IOO 5,709 94 Citizens, each under £2O .. .. 3,843 Special, efforts, including Street Day, Dug-out, bowlers' effort, staff donation, concerts, etc 4,243 £47,277 Commenting on these figures, the chairman of the Dunedin-St. Kilda Patriotic Committee, Mr A. C. Cameron, said: " I think the figures speak for themselves. It will be noted' that some 1223 citizens (or families) have made direct contributions of sums ranging from 2s 6d to £SOO. In fairness to others it must be said that the item of £4243 (proceeds of special efforts), includes many genero.us Individual contributions, but even assuming that a further 1000 families have given directly to these special efforts, it is obvious that the great maiprity of the citizens of this town have not yet given more than an odd shilling on street day. The amount of £4243 represents slightly less than Is a head of the population of Dunedin. It also includes numerous contributions from those who have given under the other headings. My committee is grateful to those who have already given so generously, and urges all who have not yet done so to help to raise Dunedin's quota of £73,500."