SOUTHLAND WAR FUNDS ASSOCIATION

Southland Times, Issue 17969, 9 March 1917, Page 3

SOUTHLAND WAR FUNDS ASSOCIATION

CONTINUOUS EFFORT COLLECTIONS The total amount collected under the above system during the month of January was £333 15s Sd, divided among the Patriotic Funds as follows : - j

DONATIONS DURING FEBRUARY TO WAR RELIEF FUNDS. Belgian Relief. — G. and G. Wright and J. and B. Thomson, 6s 6d; Herbert, Haynes' employees, £2 10s; “Christmas,” 6s; Riverton branch, £52 14s Id; Nightcaps branch, £10; Ocean Beach Freezing Employees, £25; Tuatapere Red Cross Society, £5; Melva Cocker, ss; Herbert, Haynes’ employees, £2 10s; Wyndham Patriotic Committee, £1 4s 4d; Mrs Newman, 11s. —Serbian Relief. — Herbert, Haynes’ employees, £2 10s; Herbert, Haynes’ employees, £2 10s. —Soldiers and Dependent*.— W. Aim, £10; Sargood, Son and Ewen, £2 7s; Ocean Beach freezing employees, £35. —General War Fund- — Morton Mains branch, £1 Bs sd; Wallace A. and P. Association (Otautau branch), £22 11s Bd. —E. F. Equipment and Comforts.^— Nightcaps branch, £2 10s; Limehills Red Cross committee, £4; Central Depot, £2 4s fid; Invercargill, branch, £9 5s fid; Invercargill branch (proceeds of sheepweight guessing), £56 2s 3d; Invercargill branch, 4s; Nightcaps Ladies’ committee, £3; Waianiwa branch, £3 14s 7d; railway locomotive men, £3 7s: Central Depot, £9; Otautau branch, £9 12s; Tussock Creek branch, £4 7s fid: Upper Hedgehope school, 7s; Mataura Island school, 10s; Master Donald Hunter, ss; Master Gordon Gray, ss.

—Supplementary Funds. — Morton Mains branch, £2; Riverton branch, £2 Us lOd; Waianiwa branch. £1; Ocean Beach freezing employees, £25; Regimental Band, £5; Invercargill Savings Bank, £100; Wyndham Red Cross committee, £:>4B 3s lid; Wyndham Patriotic Coramltteie, £6 11s fid; Spar Bush school, £9 10s; Otautau branch, 10a; Nightcaps Red Cross branch, £3 3s fid.

£ s. d. (A) Belgian Fund .. .. 55 u 9 (B) Serbian Fund 22 9 0 (C) British Fund 9 2 0 (D) Soldiers and Dependents’ Fund 32 12 0 (E) General War Fund .. .. 173 15 € (F) Expeditionary and Comforts Fund IS IS 0 Polish Fund 0 10 0 T.M.C.A 16 0 0 Gift Parcels 5 0 0 The following list shows the amounts returned by the individual branches of the Association :— £ s. d. Area—12B, Bn wood 2 19 6 Area No. 9, Georgetown 4 9 0 Area No. SA, Nith and Conon Bte., north of Ettrick at. 6 18 0 Area No. 3B, Dee. and Jan.. Spey and Don streets 29 11 0 Area No. 6B, Avenal and Weilesley IS 0 6 Area No. 2A, Eek, Tay and Forth streets 12 15 0 Area No. 11A, North Invercargill, north of Princess st. 7 18 0 Area No. 11B, North Invercargill, south of Princess st. S 12 0 South Invercargill 6 1 , 9 Area No. 5B, Nith and Conon sts., south of Ettrick st. 7 13 0 Area No. 4A, Clyde and Liddell sts., north of Ettrick st. 6 15 6 Area No. 12A, Stratheam and Trafalgar 13 12 6 Area No. 6A, Gladstone and Coldstream 17 S 0 Area No. 7B, Bast Invercargill, east of Ritchie street 4 11 6 Area No. 1, Dec. and Jan., Northend and Gala st. 29 6 6 Orepuki Branch; Orepuki £8, Pahia £10 18 0 0 Waimahaka Branch 31 IS 0 Fortrose Branch S 10 0 Riverton Branch 5 0 0 Waikiwl; Waikiwi £11 6s, Collirigwood £5 18s 17 1 0 Waianawa Branch 35 9 6 Nightcaps Branch 10 0 0 Drummond Branch, Dec. and January s 8 6 Ryal Bush Branch 10 7 0 Spar Bush 3 0 0 Morton Mains .. 8 13 6 J. Hall, Bay road o 0 0