RED CROSS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14129, 4 July 1916, Page 2

RED CROSS.

MEETING OF GENERAL

COMMITTEE

The monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Nelson branch of the New Zealand Red Cross was held at Hallensteins' rooms yesterday, Mrs W. Lock presiding. The hon. secretary (Miss J. Tomlinspn) reported that ia sum of £600 had been cabled to London during the past month, of which £200 was sent from the Takaka Ladies' Patriotic War Fund. Also there had 'been despatched for Mesopotamia 1484 roller bandages, 1235 many-tailed bandages, and 2592 triangular band-ages, the money value of: the. whole- being £112 13s 9d.' The hon. treasurer (Mr J. P. Hayes), reported a credit balance of £349."

The report of a very successful year's working of the Brightwater branch, forwarded by the lion, secretary (Mrs Walter Colt) was received with applause. Acknowledgment was received from the- Officer Commanding New Zealand Headquarters, Cairo, of the receipt of 62 cases of gift goods shipped by the Willochra on March 4th. The General in Command expressed thanks for the gifts, and ilia continuation of practical interest in the troops. The following acknowledgment w^hich had been received "from the 1-Jigh Commissioner was read: —"I have duly lTeer.ed your letter of March 13th, ::iid am very much obliged to you for s-.'.'uling me your interesting little booklet showing the- wonderful work you :;ro doing hi your district on behalf of the Rod Cross. I have looked it ■•trough with pleasure, and hiave been

i:mch interested to noi/j the variety and ox tent of the Jsotivrik^ of sour various committees. You may by .sure that the kind thoughtfulnc-s and generosity of Now Zealand in coiinectibn with the j-plicf of suffering during the present crisis will always be gratefully remembered. I would suggest that you should send a copy" of the booklet to the headquarters of the St. John Am'nilunce Association and the British Red Cross Society, St. John street, London, E.C. The Joint War Comimttee will doubtless he very glad to rce.'ive it." (This has already been

done.) Official ■acknowledgment, for remit-ta-ncps was received from the Joint War Committed (British Red Gross and Older of St. John), London.

A considerable amount of routine and detail work was transacted, and the meeting terminated.