WORK COMPLETED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 940, 9 December 1933, Page 30 (Supplement)

WORK COMPLETED.

Business Men’s Relief Committee. FINAL MEETING. Having completed the task for which it was constituted the Business Men’s Committee, which was set up at the beginning of the winter to take charge of the financial arrangements for the relief of distress in the city, held its final meeting yesterday afternoon, when the statement of accounts was adopted and the small balance in hand was voted to the Mayor’s Relief of Distress Fund. During the period of its operations the receipts of the committee amounted to £13,480, and the balance in hand on November 30 was £440 12s 4d, against which there were several small liabilities outstanding. The chairman of the committee, Mr W. H. E. Flint, presided at the meeting and there were also present:— Lady Wigram and Miss M. E. Havelaar, representing the Women’s Auxiliary, and Messrs H. P. Donald, H. F. Herbert, T. Milliken, S. G. Holland, S. R. Evison, K. M. Gresson, G. T. Weston, T. H. Cape-William son and M. E. Lyons (honorary secretary). The chairman said that the position of the accounts at December 6 was that there was approximately £lll liquid assets in hand and a contingent asset of £285. Mayor’s Appreciation. The Mayor (Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P.) wrote expressing his appreciation of the committee’s work in the following terms:— “As I understand the Business Men’s Committee is holding it final general meeting on Friday next, I take this opportunity of conve}ing to the business men’s organisation my grateful thanks as Mayor, and on behalf of our citizens, for the magnificent work done in collecting and distributing funds to the relief of distress during the past six months. “When we consider the many claims made upon the community during recent years for the support of the families of the unemployed and for the many other good causes, I think it must be admitted that you have been wonderfully successful in collecting such a large sum of money, and as a result of your efforts the burdens of immense poverty have been eased in many homes in the community. “On behalf of all our citizens, I wish to thank the chairman. Mr W. H. E. Flint, for his wise guidance and enterprise, and yourself for much selfsacrificing labour: also the members of the executive of the various committees, the group captains, and all those who have so generously contributed. I am both proud and grateful for all that has been done in the carrying out of your great effort.” Receipts and Payments. The receipts and payments are shown as follows: RECEIPTS.

On December 6 the excess of assets over liabilities amounted to £llO 15s. The accounts were adopted on the motion of the chairman, and it was decided that the final balance, after all payments had been met, should be transferred to the Mayor’s Relief of Distress Fund.

£ s. d. Public, subscription, donations, etc 12,063 16 9 Share proceeds Luck at Last V art union 946 16 3 Sale of boots 6 3 6 Refund advances » . . 30 5 3 Repayments on account of blankets and sheets and men’s clothing 263 5 0 Boot repairs 156 16 0 Sale of meat to Women’s Unemployment Committee 13 2 8 Total £13,480 5 5 PAYMENTS. Salvation Army Men’s Home 345 0 0 N.Z. Red Cross Society (Women’s Auxiliary) . . 100 0 0 Mayoress for babies’ clothes 172 10 0 St Martin’s House of Help 60 0 0 Half-share North Canterbury Sheepfarmers’ donation to Mayor, Kaiapoi . . 12 10 0 The Good Neighbours .... 1000 Y.W.C.A.. Mr and Mrs Machin’s donation 25 0 0 Total grants £725 0 0 Coal, coke and firewood. and railage on same .... 2227 15 0 Vegetables 1008 1 11 General provisions (groceries, etc.) 471 12 2 Meat 1435 10 3 Dripping 453 18 8 Bread 1354 6 10 Flour and oatmeal 854 8 7 Materials for making up clothing 263 3 11 Clothing 530 11 11 Blankets 588 10 5 Footwear 985 7 9 Boot repairing materials and wages . 563 17 5 Advances, rents, fares and furniture removals .... 357 9 5 Truck maintenance, repairs, tyres, etc., £75 3s 2d; petrol and oils, £154 9s 9d 229 12 11 'Phone rental, etc., at depots 18 13 0 Printing, stationery and advertising 224 8 9 Postages 29 16 8 Wages, relief depot 144 17 6 Wages, coal depot 141 9 11 Clerical assistance 51 4 6 Sundries 379 15 7 Cash in hand 4 40 12 4 Total £13,480 5 5