THE SAILORS' DEPENDENTS' RELIEF FUND.

Otago Witness, Issue 3251, 5 July 1916, Page 27

THE SAILORS' DEPENDENTS' RELIEF FUND.

THE NAVY LEAGUE'S EFFORT. The following subscriptions have been ret ceived by the Otago branch of the N«v/. League:— 'Previously acknowledged £4872 8 1Q Per the Otago Daily Times— Collected in Waikoikoi .£76 15 6 Collected under auspices of Alexandra Patriotic Committee 67 10 0 Milburn Patriotic Committee 35 0 0 Collected by Lovell's Flat Ladies' Patriotic Association ... 23 7 6 Tapanui Courier (supplementary list) ... 912 0 Employees of Central Otago Preserves, Ld., Alexandra ... 517 0 Heriot Women's Patriotic Association ... 313 6 Wm, Scott, Waiwera 2 0 0 R. Law, Kaihiku ... 2 0 0 J. A. Miller, Kaihiku 2 0 0 P. Garden, Waiwera... 110 Mrs J. Edwards, Kaihiku 110 W. Nicol, Kaihiku ... 10 0 Nicol and Maider, Kaihiku 10 0 Anderson and Bovett, Pembroke 1 0 0 Joseph Northfield, Pembroke 1 0 0 Mrs O. Rosevoare, Waiwera 0 10 0 John Naylor, Matakanuf 0 5 6 —_ 234 13 fj Lower Shot over Carnival Committee 30 0 9 Per Mrs F. Brebner and Mrs J. Morgan (proceeds of concert at Port Chalmers 24 0 0 E. A. Kempthorne, Tapanui ... 20 oft Otago Schools— Port Chalmers District High £8 14 6 Owaka Valley School 110 0 Totara School 1 10 0 Milburn School Pupils 110 0 Crookston School Pupils ... 018 3 . Lower Harbour School 0 12 6 North-East Valley (making total £l4 14s) 0 9 0 Matea School (making total £3 2s 6d) 0 2 6 ■ • 15 6 9 Port Chalmers Platoon National Reserve (proceeds shooting tournament) 14 0 0 E. A. Johnston, Galloway ... 5"0 0 Finlav Bros., Dunrobin 5 0 0 "A. J. G." ... 3 3 0 Mr and Mrs Greenfield 2 0 0 E. G. Barton, Tapanui 10 6 R. W. Selbie, Waitahuna West 10 0 J. C. Smith, Kaitangata 0 5 0 Total £5227 18 4ADDITIONAL DONATIONS^ WELLINGTON, June 29. In the House of Representatives to-day the Prime Minister announced that he had! received the following cheques in -aid of the fund for the dependents of British, sailors lost in the Jutland engagement:— * Huntorville Patriotic Society, £1660; Marlborough Patriotic Society, £1600; Manawatu Racing Club, £250. He understood that another cheque for £SOO was coming from the Wellington 'Harbour Board. OAMARU, June 29. North Otago has raised £IOOO for the Naval Dependents' Fund.

THE FUND CLOSED. (To the Editor Otago Daily Times.) Sir,—On June 8 you kindly extended to the Navy League the hospitality of your columns for acknowledging any sums received by us as the result of our appeal fofr financial help to the prosperous people of this community on behalf of the dependents of those seamen who throughout_ the wayhave lost their lives in active service. Since that date the sum of £5937 Os 3d has been received by us, which, with the amount simultaneously received by your, self (£6150 15s 8d). making a total of £12.087 16s Id, has been collected without further appeal (save a most successful street collection) than that by way of the post and press. This return wo regard as most creditable to the citizens of this town and province, and, as far as the Navy League is con« corned, is in part an expression of the secure hold the truth that "the navy is the Empire's sure shield ; ' has taken of tha public mind. It may be of interest to mention that of the Otago branch's total direct receipts. the sum of £532 7s was received from 115 public and private schools of this province. The largest sum received from a single school was £36 10s, and the smallest 3s 6d* We shall pr-jbably roiaive further sums, which, though promiseu. have not yet coma to hand, and these will be duly acknowledged and forwarded to London; but our appeal and our list are now closed. Again thanking you, believe us, yours gratefully, J. A. Jciixstone. Vice-president. Charles Darling, Hon. Secretary. Duncdin, Juno 20. CmiTSTCHUECH, June 30. Over £16.000 has now been collected locally for the British Sailors' Dependents .Fund.