SPANISH REFUGEE CHILDREN

Southland Times, Issue 23734, 4 February 1939, Page 5

SPANISH REFUGEE CHILDREN

£3,313 FOR RELIEF FROM NEW ZEALAND

(United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 3. Mr Eric Reeves, chairman of the National Relief Fund for Spanish refugee children makes the following final statement about the work carried out by the committee. “The total funds collected throughout New Zealand amounted to £3313, of which, after providing for expenses, there remained £3040 to be forwarded to the High Commissioner for New Zealand to be handed by him to organizations which in his opinion will faithfully use the money in feeding and clothing children of Spain irrespective of religious or political beliefs. After providing for exchange the net amount of £2440 has been remitted to the High Commissioner who has advised that bearing in mind the conditions under which the money was raised in New Zealand he distributed it in such a manner that it will be faithfully used for the relief of children of Spain. On behalf of the committee I wish to thank the Press throughout New Zealand for the publicity it has given to the committee’s work. I also wish to thank the city treasurer and those officers of the city treasury who assisted the work of the committee.”