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NEW ZEALAND COMFORTS FUND. Return showing the Receipts and Disposal of Money contributed by Patriotic Societies and Others to promote the Well-being of Soldiers Overseas from the Beginning ov the War to 31st March, 19.17. 1915. RECEIPTS. I s. d. April S. Te Horo Sohool girls .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 0 0 May 7. Hugh Middleton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 „ 24. Wanganui Citizen's Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 „ 25. Hon. C. J., Mr., and Miss E. L. Johnston (Malta, England, &c.).. .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 „ 25. Hon. J. Allen (Egypt, Malta, &o.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 ~ 2 . Wanganui Citizens' Committee (tobacco, &c, in hospitals) .. .. .. .. 100 o 0 Juno 2. Dannevirke Evening News .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 0 May 20. D. Williamson .. .. .. .." .. .. .. .. .. 010 o June 5. Wanganui Citizens' Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (>o 0 0 ~ 7. Kia Toa Hookey Club, Dannevirke (Dardanelles) .. .. .. .. .. 120 10 0 May 29. Otago Daily Times oolleotions .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,81.2 4 2 June 17. „ „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 666 8 4 May I!). Geraldine Home and Empire League .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Juno 4. Te Kaka Patriotic League .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 2 2 0 May 20. St. John Ambulance Association (at front) .. .. .. .. .. .. 112 16 3 Aug. (i. W. Baird .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 0 9 June 10. Lawrence Patriotio Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Id i> „ 14. Winton Patriotio Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 o o „ I. Waverley Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 11 0 5. Hon. John Fisher.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 o o ~ 19. Matakana Island Maori scholars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. o 17 li „ 24. Wyndham Patriotio Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 o 0 ~ 22. A. W, Fullerton-Smith (Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 July 2. Nelson Empire Defence Fund .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 100 0 o 1. Hon. John Fisher.. .. .. .. .. .*. .. ~ .. 9 0 0 ~ 3. Waverley Patriotic Committee .. . . .. . , .. .. . . 3 9 0 7. Hon. John Fisher.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3. 0 0 ~ 7. Poor of Great Britain &c. Fund, Masterton .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 ~ Hi. N.Z. Ladies' Golf Union clubs (base hospitals) .. .. .. .. .. 75 o o ~ 21. Reefton Patriotic Committee (base hospitals, Dardanelles) .. .. .. .. 50 o o „ 19. Te Awamutu Defence Committee (Egypt, Malta, and England) .. .. .. 900 o o „ 27. Vacuum Oil Company (Malta and Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .. 250 o o ~ 31. Wanganui Patriotio Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' 50 0 o Aug. 15. H. Muldroch (Egypt-and Malta) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 1110 „ (i. Hon. John Fisher..' .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 „ 20. Cheviot residents (Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .; .. .. 14 10 0 ~ 24. Chetwode Sohool girls (No. 1, Stationary Hospital) .. .. .. .. .. 15 o o „ 2:i. Miss P.. E. Barniooat (Alexandria Hospital) .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 ~ 12. Rarotonga wharf employees (at front) .. .. .. .. .. .. ii loo ~ 17. N.Z. Ladies' Golf Union clubs (base hospitals) .. .. .. .. .. 75 o o „ 27. Mrs. A. Lamberton (Egypt and Malta) .. .. .. .. .. .. -10 o o „ 27. Queenstown Patriotio Committee" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. LlO 0 ~ 30. Hastings Rod Cross workers (Walton) .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 25. Stamp Department's officers . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 10 0 „ 31. Patea and District Patriotic League. . .. .. .. .. .. .. :i:i 3 9 Sept. 3. Hon. John Fisher (at front) . . .. .. .. . . . . . . 3 0 0 3. J. B. A. Deane (Egypt) .. .. .. .'. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 6. M. B. Mander (Egypt, Malta, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 „ 7. Kaitieke social (Egypt and Malta) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 II 0 Aug. 2. Mrs. John Holler's collections (Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .. 55 3 0 Sept. 10, McLean and Gray (Egypt and Malta) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 14 6 „ 14. G. Rosenoski .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 0 lo 0 „ 14. G. A. King .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 15 0 „ 14. J.Kershaw .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 „ 14. J. A. Finlayson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 o o „ IS. Miss Nona Thomson (Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0 ~ 18. Oust Ladies' Club (Egypt and Malta) .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 I 0 Oct. 5. Avondale South young people (Egypt) .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 1 3 5. Hon. John Fisher .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - 3 0 0 ~ 7. 'Rarotonga wharf labourers . . .. .. .. .. .. . . 510 0 ~ 12. N.Z. Ladies' Golf Union clubs (base hospitals) .. .. .. .. .. 75 0 0 ~ 14. St. John Ambulanoe Association, Christchurob (to be cabled to Hon. Colonel R. 11. Rhodes, Alexandria) .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 1,000 0 0 20. Christohurch Press Company's list (at front) .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 11 0 „ 28. Port Awanui subscriptions (Lady Godley's Convalescent Home) .. .. .. 20 0 0 Nov. 4. Miss Ester Baber (hospitals, England) .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 ~ 1. William Ferguson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 4. Miss Joseph" .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 3. L. E. Weston .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 8. Hon. John Fisher.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 9. C. D. Morpeth (Christmas comforts). . .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 16 0 „ 9. Hutt Valley Horticultural Sooiety (hospitals).. .. .. .. .. .. 31 1 9 „ 20. Peroy Holt (Christmas comforts) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 ~ 21. Marlborough Patriotio Fund (hospitals, England) .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 o ~ 11. Gore Citizens' Defence Committee (hospitals, front) .. .. .. .. .. 10 O 0 20. Southland Patriotio Committee (puddings for Otago and Southland men at Dardanelles) .. 400 0 0 „ 22. William Ferguson (hospitals, England) . . .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 ~ 16. Hamua Red Cross Teas Committee (hospitals, front) . . .. .. .. . . 4 3 0 1(> Liverpool Equipment Fund, Masterton (England, &o.) .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Dee. 7. „ „ „ ■• •• 50 0 0 ~ 7. Eroka Rukuata (at front) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 „ 7. Hon. John Fisher (at front) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0