PATRIOTIC FUND GROWS
SOUTHLAND TOTAL NOW £6123
RETURNS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS
Contributions to the patriotic funds in Southland have reached a total of more than £6OOO. Of this amount, the Invercargill Metropolitan Committee has received gifts totalling £4596/11/6 and the Gore Committee has forwarded £689 to the Southland Provincial Patriotic Fund. Of the country districts, the best response has been made at Thornbury, the local committee having remitted £259. Bluff and Winton have the next highest totals. The following list shows the contributions to the provincial fund of which the town clerk of Invercargill (Mr W. F. Sturman) is treasurer:—
£ s d Invercargill 4596 11 6 Gore 689 0 6 Thornbury 259 13 6 Bluff 183 14 7 Winton 158 15 7 Lumsden 66 18 0 Otautau 55 0 0 Mataura 31 1 4 Mossburn 22 9 5 Wyndham 15 15 0 Hedgehope 14 19 0 Woodlands 13 18 0 Lochiel 8 0 0 Rimu 2 17 7 Riverton 2 7 9 Sundry country districts 2 1 0 TOTALS 6123 2 9
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Southland Times, Issue 24104, 18 April 1940, Page 8
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172PATRIOTIC FUND GROWS Southland Times, Issue 24104, 18 April 1940, Page 8
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