QUOTA £11,890

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4543, 2 March 1942, Page 5

QUOTA £11,890

ALL-PURPOSE APPEAL TE AWAMUTU AND DISTRICT PATRIOTIC REQUIREMENTS A meeting of the Central Executive of the Te Awamutu and District Patriotic Committee was held on Friday evening, Mr George Spinley (chairman) presiding. The Chairman said that as a result cf meetings of the Zone Committee, the Te Awamutu and District Committee had been allotted the collection of £11,890 for this year’s appeal for the All Purposes Patriotic Fund. HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT The chairman added that the following extracts from the proposed expenditure would show the magnitude and far-reaching benefits of the National Patriotic Fund Board's activities : Relief of United Kingdom, £15,000. Comforts for Overseas Forces (including forces in England, Egypt, Fiji, Canada, and in transit) £173,000. Cost of running N.Z. Forces Clubs in Cairo, London and Fiji, £lO,OOO. Military Band equipment, £3,000. Comforts for Overseas Hospitals and Hospital Ships, £lB,OOO. Sick and Wounded Cash Disbursements in Egypt, £15,000. Sick and Wounded Cash Disbursements in England, £5,000. Field Ambulance and Overseas Hospitals, £13,000. Parcels for Prisoners of War (3,500 parcels per week going from New Zealand and distributed by the Red Cross), £150,000. Grant to Y.M.C.A., £43,000. Church of England Military Forces Committee, £26,500. Salvation Army, £23,000. Catholic War Services Board, £9,000. Grants to Commissioner for Malta, Indian Red Cross, Greek Red Cross, International Red Cross, Geneva and Polish Relief Organisation, £20,000. Joint Council of St. John and Red Cross, £41,500. The Chairman added that reports received from overseas indicated the wonderful work being done amongst the men by the Red Cross and allied organisations. A perusal of the above figures showed that a large sum was being given to the Red Cross and kindred bodies to assist them in their work. DIRECT GIVING The chairman continued that with a view to using once again the splendid organisation of District and Subcommittees which was set up during last appeal, a meeting of the various delegates had been convened, and, after careful consideration, it had been decided that the money needed should be raised by direct appeal. This appeared to be the general feeling throughout the Dominion, for as the War proceeded increasing casualty lists left us in no mood for jollification, but rather with a cold determination to give and keep on giving so that our Armed Forces would not lack anything that would be of comfort or assistance to them. BASIS OF CONTRIBUTION The chairman then dealt with the district quotas, saying that they were based on population and capital value, the figures being as follows:

ures had been taken as the basis and the allocation of the £89,750 required from the whole district, distributed as follows:

THE QUOTA ACCEPTED After a general discussion the meeting decided to accept the quota, realising that it had been fixed by a reasonable method based on ponulation and capital value. Thereafter it was decided that the district quotas should be as follows:

The deficiency, it was explained, would be covered by money already in hand. PUBLIC MEETING TO-NIGHT A public meeting, to which all citizens, are invited, will be held in the Town Hall to-night to further the proposal as far as the town of Te Awamutu is concerned.

Inter-Zone Population Capital Value Hamilton 29,140 £10,752,841 Morrinsville - Te Aroha 14,740 7,799,266 Te Awamutu 10,941 4,576,815 Raglan 7,447 4,325,841 Te Kuiti - Waitomo 8,950 2,422,777 Cambridge 5,726 2,172,839 Huntly 5,396 1,977,265 Otorohanga 3,950 1,635,288 Ngaruawania . 3,812 1,254,329 Kawhia 2,370 424,509 Mr Spinley added that these fig-

Zone £ Hamilton Te Aroha 29,775 Morrinsville - 18,175 Te Awamutu 11,890 Raglan ■ <• 9,695 Te Kuiti-Waitomo ... 7,980 Cambridge 5,955 Huntly 5,495 Otorohanga 4,290 Ngaruawahia 3,690 Kawhia 1,825

Committee £ East 3,500 South 3,500 Te Awamutu . . 2,500 North 2,000 £11,500