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RED CROSS FUND. (Headquarters, Order of St. John, London.) Return showing the Receipts and Disposal of Money contributed by Patriotic Societies and Others to promotb the Well-being Of Soldiers Overseas from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March. 1917. receipts. I ill I. Through Treasury Department. £ s. d. Sept. 23. Taranaki Herald and Budget .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 '0 ~ 23. Empire War Fund Committee, Maungatautari .. .. .. .. . , 1110 „ 30. Miss I). M. Ross .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 Oct. 29. Residents, Ngaore district . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 O 6 ~ 29, Eketahuna friendly societies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 4 ~ 29. Dannevirke Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 I 0 Nov. 12 „ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21110 Dec. 12. Rarotongan residents and Natives .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •'! o 0 1915. Jan. 14. Wanganui Agricultural Association .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 288 8 2 „ 25. Omoana residents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. s 0 0 25. Pukekohe St. James's Sunday School children .. .. . . . . 3 5 0 Feb. 22. Mrs. Hopkins .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. 0 LO 0 Mar. 4. Dannevirke Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 18 3 ~ 31. Glen Oroua settlers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 16 2 Through internal Affairs Department. April 15. Te X nit i Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .'l7 7 7 May 7. Tariki Horticultural Society (soldiers and sailors) .. .. .. .. .. 73 12 10 ~ 25. St. John Ambulance Association (Miss Maunders Hospital, Rouen) .. .. .. 57 18 0 ~ 25, Makatuku Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 0 0 ~ 24. W. J. Rayson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 010 6 June 7. Ashburton Borough Council .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 tl O „ 7. Fairlie Rod Cross Society .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 0 O April 30. Wanganui British Food Fund (water-cart) .. .. .. .. .. .. I (i 5 O July 31. Woodville Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 ii Aug. 30. Hastings Rod Cross-workers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 () |> Oct. 14. *" Severn," Ashburton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0.2 (> ~ 15. *" Sympathizer in Hawke's Bay" .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 o o ~ 23. Patea and District Patriotic League. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 :i 0 „ 21. *L. I. Bccroft .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 5 5 0 ~ 29. * Dannevirke Women's National Reserve .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 5 o „ 26. * " VV. R." .. .. . . . . .. .. ... . . . . 046 „ 26. *D. K. Cameron .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 ~ 20. * St. John Ladies' Nursing Division, Hamilton .. .. .. t5 12 S ~ 22. *W. G. and Mrs. Royse .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 o ti 23. * Mayor, Grey town .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 11 3 „ 18. * Mrs. A. L. Murray .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. loo o 111. * .1. Bone . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 100 ~ 29. * Woodville Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 16 <> * Lawrence Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 so * Poor of Great Britain &o. Relief Fund, Masterton .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 o o „ 28. * Ormondville Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 14 I ~ 27. * Mayor Temuka.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 „ 22. * Mrs. M. Fell .. ' .. . . .. • .. .. .. .. . . 5 0 0 30. * Mayor, Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 578 h) 7 * Mayor, Kllliani . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . (i!) | ;j * Mayor, Mataura . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 31 14 6 * Waiuku Patriotic Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 0 tl ~ 2!). * Reef ton Red Cross League .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 7 2 „ 29. * Anonymous . . . . . . . . . . . . ,', . . 0 5 0 Nov. I * W'aipawa Patriotic Fund.. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 40 7 2 ~ I. * Levin Patriotic Society .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 89 9 8 ~ 2. , * Cromwell Patriotic Association .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 12 6 ~ I. * Paparoa Belgian Sewing Guild .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 "Mayor, Pahiatua ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. lilt 7 I ~ 3. * Inglewood Ladies' Patriotic League .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 4 0 „ 4. * Nelson Red Cross Fund .. .. . . .. .. . . 335 o o * Mayor Pet.one .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 89 (> 5 ~ 3. *Mayor, New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 547 IS 9 ♦Rotorua St. John Ambulance Association .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 0 0 * Mayor. Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .-,()() o Q ♦Pipiriki (per Mayor, Wanganui) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 ~ 5. *Mu:rehisnn Red Cross Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83 10 o ~ 3. ♦Mackenzie Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 o 0 *Raeithi Town Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 U 4 „ 9. -"Mayor, Gisborne. . .. .. .. .. .. . .' .. .. 2,012 0 5" 8. ♦Mayor, Marton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 18 0 ~ 10. ♦Balolutha Patriotic Association ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 75 8 2 ♦Mayor, Milton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 7 lo *P or of Great Britain &c. Fund Carterton .. .. .. .. .. 141 8 5 i). *Takaka Patriotic League . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |()0 0 0 ♦Waipukurau Patriotic Society .. .. .. .. .. 91 9 6 „ 10. ♦Pongaroa School children .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 7 ♦Motueka St. John Ambulance Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 I 2 „ 11. *Ohi'istchureh Navy League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 0 0 ♦Christchurch St. John Ambulance Association .. .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 „ 10. ♦ Mayor, Masterton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 4 9 11. *Patea and District Patriotic League .. .. .. .. .. 115 0 ,0 ♦Mayor-, Akaroa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 2 6 „ 9. ♦Mayor, Lower Hutt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 II 9 ♦Hunterville Town Board .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157 2 4 ♦T. (5. Taylor .. , . .. .. .. .. .. . , . . 2 2 0 ♦Mayor, Wostport .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 227 12 7 ♦Boil's &c. Patriotic Committee .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 II 10 * In response to British Red Cross Society's appeal.

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