THE ROUGH RIDERS.
DONATION BY A MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. The Premier has received a cable from the Agent-General that Hon.' Richard Oliver, M.L.C., has donated £100 to the New Zealand Rough Riders' fund.
Gisborne has decided to send at Last tive men to join the Rough mders; £150 was collected at the
i.eeting last night, and the necessarj unds for their equipment is assured
An enthusiastic public meeting to ii.ght formally stamped with approval iho proposal to contribute' their quoti; t> the Rough Riders, and fixed the minimum number a.t twenty-five, exclusive of the Wanganui, with more, ii the funds ;>re forthcoming.
Mr. Duncan announced that ShawSaville would give £1000 to the fund—£2oo for Wellington, £200 foils apier, £100 for Wanganui; the remainder yet to be allocated.
In addition to this over £350 was-, subscribed in the room. Levin and Co. contributed £100, and G. S. Johii Plimmer £100. Committees were ap pointed to select the men, etc. An oli'er was received from five ladies to go as nurses.
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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9560, 30 January 1900, Page 2
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