USE OF FUNDS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 231, 30 September 1943, Page 4

USE OF FUNDS

PATRIOTIC MONEYS YEAR REVIEWED BY SECRETARY. The meeting of the Wellington Metropolitan Patriotic Committee held last Monday was the final meeting of the year iCI2-43 (to September 30; and a general report was made by tire hon. secretary, Mr. Vincent Ward. He ano. the hon. treasurer, Mr. B. O. Peterson, were warmly thanked by the committee for their good work. Mr. Ward's suggestion that he should resign was received with laughter. “Well,” said Mr. Ward, “I thought. I should give you the chance.” , The Wellington provincial quota i was £205,410, of which the nietropolii tan share was £100,651, said Mr. Ward. I Of the provincial quota, £173.580 i was paid to the National Board, leavI ing £31,830 to meet such provincial requirements as 18,000 unaddressed ; parcels every three months, wool to i be made up into woollen comforts for ■ the troops, sports gear, sleeping accommodation, approximately 1000 reds in Wellington alone, financial assistance for Y.M.C.A.. Salvation Army, Toe H, and many other bodies doing patriotic work for the troops, enter- | tain meat for our own and visiting servicemen and Merchant Navy, transport for visiting servicemen to the country, £12,000 for welfare funds (making the total now in the fund £126.000), drawn on continuously, and many other incidental expenses. The metropolitan funds raised to j September 27 were £76,950. leaving a i shortage of £23,700. These funds were raised by entertainments, street day-.

oicx ana vvuunaea Appeal, ana aireci j appeal to business firms and professional men. Public Service Christmas I Parcel Appeal, and many other ways. I The Public Service would hold a street .day on October 1, postponed from I September 24, and a substantial amount vas anticipated from that day. | Mr. Ward warmly thanked the j many hundreds who had assisted durI ing the year. [ “Everything has been accomplished quietly and unobtrusively with the result that the people of Wellington j have good cause to be proud of the | Capital City in regard to its patriotic j work.” he said. “On behalf of the I committee I wish to thank all the suburban committees for their work, ' the ladies who voluntarily pack the | parcels, knit woollen comforts, attend ! clubs and hostels make up thousands [of beds for the troops, give entertain- | ments in the camps, and the hundreds ' of ways they have played their parts. INo one but cne who has been so closely associated with all this work I can appreciate the work behind the 1 scenes that is being done by hundreds j of voluntary women and men workers ’ in the patriotic cause. | “Appreciation is also expressed to ' all those who have contributed funds to enable patriotic work to be acI complished. The business men, firms, ; and professional men. with very few I exceptions, have loyally stood to the I cause during the appeal, and the last ; feu months have demonstrated this. The result is that within a week or •so after September 30. the amount raised towards our queta of £100,651 will not be far short. To this will shortly be added the result of the two art unions the Government is permitting to go to our funds. I wish also to thank the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence for their great help and assistance at all times, ano to the Services and the Government Departments lor their unfailing support. “1 also wish to thank my own small staff for their wonderful help to me. especially Miss Riddick, who has been with me since we started o\cr three years ago.”

Tea and Sugar Rations. ! The present rationing allowance of eight ounces of tea and three pounds of sugar monthly will apply during October, according to advice received (from the Food Rationing Controller, I Mr. J. E. Thomas.