EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1931, Page 5

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND

£200,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. LICENSED VITUAnLERS’ GIFT. The Hawke’s .y earthquake fund is now -more than £200,000, states a Press Association message from Wellington. The Wellington provincial council of the licensvd vituallers trade has donated £lOO to the fund. The three funds in New Plymouth now amount to £5887. The Mayor’s fund totals £2633 and the Red Cross fund £229. Details are as follows: —t

'£229 5 10 The committee of the Red Cross and St. John Relief, acting as a sub- committee of the Central Relief Committee, now have in hand the urgent call for goods for the accommodation of the 100 refugees who- are to arrive on Wednesday evening. A staff of voluntary workers will be in attendance from 9 a.m. to-day to receive and deal with the articles which have been appealed for elswhere in this issue. The committee of the Red Cross and St. John will meet at 8 p.m.' on Wednesday to deal with the above matter.

WAITOITOI FACTORY FUND. The Waitoitoi Dairy Company has decided to open a subscription list at the factory and to forward the proceeds to the Urenui earthquake relief committee to assist the Salvation Army and Red Cross funds. The following donations have been received ‘ > date:—Mr. _ and Mrs. J. F. Phillips and family £5 ss, Mr. R. F. Johnson 10s 6d, Mr. and Mrs. A D. Carr fo 3s, Mr. Joe Johnson £l, Mr. and Mrs. G. Baker and family £2 2s, Mr. and Mrs. J. Thompson £1 Is, Mrs. E Rockett £1 Is, Mr. Krjnga McCluteliie and family £l, Mr. E. Sulzberger £1 Is, Mr. A. L. Thorburn £1 Is; Mr. D. L. Tate £1 Is, Messrs. Carr Bros. £1 Is, Mr. J. N. Mooney £1 Is, Mr. M. L. Jonas £1 Is, Mr. and Mrs. G. Salway £3 3s. Total, £'* Us 6d. > The sum of £lO6 has been subscribed at the Urenui township for earthquake relie r purposes. Further contributions are as follows:—Mr. W. Gilliver £l, Mrs. Peek (Uruti) 10s 6d, Mrs. M. G. Jonas £1 Is, Mr. and Mrs. Raven £l, Sympathisers £2, Miss D. Elliot 10s, Urenui Hall Trustees £2 2s.

THE MAYOR’S LIST. s d Previously acknowledged £ 2607 9 7 Druids’ Dance Committee (per Mr. Groombridge) 4 3 0 Scholars of Westown School (per Mr, Brown) 6 10 0 Geor' < Thomson 12 tf Band Recital .(Brooklands) 13 11 0 1 0 0 £2633 6 1 RED CROSS AND ST. JOHN’S. ■ £ 8 d Previously acknowledged 183 5 7 Oakura Women’s Div. .... Pukearuhe district (pel’ H. 1 34 0 a '•) Wells and P. Blake) .. 8 9 2 (i Westown Junior R.C...] 4 4 0 5 5 0 Friend . •> 1 0 0