ROLL OF HONOUR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 837, 4 December 1929, Page 6

ROLL OF HONOUR

GRATIFYING RESPONSE TO APPEAL INVESTMENT OF FUNDS Gratification at the public’s response to the appeal for funds to establish a Roll of Honour in the War Memorial j Museum was expressed at the Auck- | land Provincial Roll of Honour Comj mittee meeting yesterday. The chairman. Mr. A. C. A. Sexton, announced that the first £I,OOO, which ’ had been subscribed over a large porj tion of the province, had been invested on fixed deposit in the bank for six months. It was arranged that further moneys coming to hand should be invested with some approved commercial firm, from which it was expected to receive a better interest return, the money to be available not later than June 30 next. Sir George Richardson considered that six months would permit the completion of preliminary plans by a subcommittee.

The proposed location of the Roll of Honour was mentioned by Mr. S. Austin Carr, who said he understood on reliable authority there was no space available on the upper floor for the Roll of Honour. In this statement, however, he was contradicted by Mr. Brown, who said that the architect had assured them that there was ample room for the roll in the upper hall, and further the president of the Auckland Institute and Museum had given a personal undertaking that the names would be placed there. Mr. S. Dove said he had received several substantial cheques on the understanding that the roll was to be placed in the upper hall. Verbal reports of the progress of the work in arranging for subscriptions were received from several members. Sir George Richardson said that members of Toe H. had promised to assist the project, and were arranging for the distribution of subscription lists among employees of firms. The committee also arranged-to have 2,000 subscription lists printed and more widely distributed, and to send lists to branches of the R.S.A., whoso officers were stated to bo willing to undertake collecting work. Replies were received from local bodies in the country, and it was stated that in many districts residents had already subscribed to local memorials. The secretary, Mr. E. H. Sharp, who is compiling the roll, said that letters were received by every mail from relatives of the dead who wished names to appear on the roll.