MAYOR’S EARTHQUAKE FUND

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 714, 13 July 1929, Page 9

MAYOR’S EARTHQUAKE FUND

Nearly £IO,OOO has been received in response to the Mayor’s appeal for earthquake relief funds. Yesterday's contributions amounted to £99 15s 3d, details of which are as follow:

OTAHUHU’S LIST Additional donations to the earth- j quake relief fund have been received at Otahuhu as follow: Borough Council List. —Previously acknowledged. £l9 2s: Anglican Church collection. £6 5s 9d; F.L.0., £2 2s; Nurse Pee, 10s 6d; A.C.8., 10s 6d. Total, £29 0s 9d. Recorder List.—Previously acknowledged, £3l 12s: Ramblers’ Dance Club (on account), £2O; sacred concert, £3; G. Arpin and family £1 15s; Mrs. F. McAldon, £1; Fearnley, 10s. Total, £57 17s. Grand total for Otahuhu, £S6 17s 9d. PAPATOETOE DONATIONS' The following additional donations have been received at the Papatoetoe Town Board’s office toward the earthquake relief fund: Amount previously aCKnowledged, £7S ISs 9d: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Papatoetoe (on account), £SO; Mr. and Mrs. TV. J. Nicholson, £2 2s; F. J. Wills, £2; J. Daisley, £1 Is; "Waldo Smith, £1 Is; “Old Joe,” £1; New Zealand Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (Otahuhu branch), £1: Sympathiser, 10s; N. 8., 1 0s; M.S., ss. Total, £I6S 7s 9d. Wanganui County Council decided yesterday to vote £ 100 toward the earthquake relief fund. The Southland County Council has voted £250 to the Invercargill Earthquake Relief Fund, which now amounts to £1,640. The Mayor has sent the first instalment of £1,230 to the Prime Minisetr. —P.A.

£ d. Previously received 9,789 12 St. Stephen’s Church .. .. 28 12 11 Thames Girls’ Club Employees Westfield Freezing 20 0 0 Works Plummer Hat Co. and Staff North N.Z. Conference of 12 4 G Seventh Day Adventists . Union Steam Ship Company, 10 10 0 repair department 0 G. H. Gray I-Ienderson Presbyterian 2 Church, further donation West Street Church of Christ, 1 6 0 instalment 1 0 0 Mrs. V.R 0 Total to date £3,SS9 5 S