Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2895

Funds approved under Section 40 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 28th August, 1916.

PURSUANT to section 40 of the War Legislation Amendment Act, 1916, I hereby notify for public information that I have this day approved, for the purposes of the said section, the war funds controlled by the societies named in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Auckland Provincial District.

Name of Society. Address.
Alfriston-Brookby Patriotic League Alfriston.
Auckland Provincial Belgian Relief Association Auckland.
New Zealand Herald and Auckland Weekly News Fund "
Navy League North Sea Relief Fund "
New Zealand French Red Cross Fund "
The Mayor’s Serbian War Relief Fund "
Russian Prisoners’ Relief Fund "
Awanui District Patriotic Committee Awanui.
Cambridge District Local Relief Association Funds Cambridge.
Cambridge Women’s General Hospital and War Fund "
Clevedon Local Relief Fund Clevedon.
Northern Wairoa Wounded Soldiers Fund Dargaville.
Devonport Convalescent Home Equipment Fund Devonport.
Frankton Junction Women’s Patriotic Committee Frankton Junc.
Gisborne Citizens’ Defence Committee’s Funds Gisborne.
The Poverty Bay Herald Patriotic Funds "
Poverty Bay Women’s Patriotic Fund "
Hamilton District Wounded Soldiers Fund Hamilton.
Empire Defence Fund "
Houhora Patriotic Committee Houhora.
Huntly Town Board Fund Huntly.
Kaitaia Patriotic Committee Kaitaia.
Bay of Islands Patriotic and War Relief Association (Branch of Auckland Central Association) Kawakawa.
Kawhia Sick and Wounded Soldiers Fund Kawhia.
Hokianga County Branch, Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association Kohukohu.
Manunui Patriotic Committee Manunui.
Matakana Ladies’ Patriotic Committee Matakana.
Maungakaramea Patriotic Committee Maungakaramea.
Ohura County Queen Carnival Committee Ohura.
Ohura Patriotic War Fund and Wounded Soldiers Fund "
Onerahi Patriotic Association Onerahi.
Otahuhu Patriotic Committee Otahuhu.
Pakaraka Patriotic Committee Pakaraka.
Papakura Patriotic Fund Papakura.
Papatoetoe Patriotic Committee Papatoetoe.
Port Albert Patriotic Committee Port Albert.
Pukekohe District Patriotic Committee Pukekohe.
Putaruru Patriotic Association Putaruru.
Raglan Patriotic League Raglan.
Russell Branch, Auckland Women’s Patriotic Association Russell.
Takapuna War Relief Association Takapuna.
Te Araroa Patriotic Committee Te Araroa.
Hospital Ship and Wounded Soldiers Fund Te Aroha.
Belgian Relief Fund "
Te Aroha Patriotic Fund "
Te Awamutu War Fund Committee Te Awamutu.
Te Awamutu and District Carnival and Wounded Soldiers Fund "
Thames Patriotic League (Branch of Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association) Thames.
Waihi Patriotic Committee Waihi.
Waikino Patriotic Society Waikino.
Waiuku District Patriotic Fund Waiuku.
Whangarei Patriotic Committee Whangarei.

Hawke’s Bay Provincial District.

Dannevirke Patriotic Society Dannevirke.
Mayoress Patriotic Society "
Ruaroa and Rokai Patriotic Committee "

Name of Society. Address.
Fernhill Patriotic Committee Fernhill.
Hastings Patriotic Committee Hastings
Hawke’s Bay Belgian Relief Fund "
Havelock North Relief Fund Havelock North.
Makotuku Patriotic Society Makotuku.
Matamau Patriotic Committee Matamau.
Napier and Hawke’s Bay War Fund Trustees Napier.
Napier Branch of the Navy League Sailors’ Dependents Fund "
The Red Cross Shop Fund "
Ngamoko Patriotic Society Ngamoko.
Norsewood Empire Defence Fund Norsewood.
Ongaonga Patriotic Fund Ongaonga.
Ormondville Patriotic Committee Ormondville.
Puketapu Ladies’ Patriotic Committee Puketapu.
Takapau Patriotic Committee Takapau.
Taradale Belgian Relief, Wounded Soldiers, and British Relief Funds Taradale.
Taradale District Soldiers Committee "
Taradale Wounded Soldiers Fund "
Tikokino Patriotic Society Tikokino.
Waipawa Equipment Fund Waipawa.
Waipawa Patriotic Fund "
Waipukurau Patriotic and Relief Funds Waipukurau.
Wairoa District War Fund Wairoa.
Wounded Soldiers Fund Weber.
Waikopiro and Te Uri Patriotic Society Whetukura.
Woodville Patriotic Committee Woodville.

Taranaki Provincial District.

Belgian Sewing Guild Relief Fund Eltham.
Eltham Patriotic and Wounded Soldiers Fund "
Hawera Patriotic and Wounded Soldiers Committee Hawera.
Inglewood Patriotic Committee Inglewood.
Kaimata Returned Wounded and Disabled Soldiers Fund Kaimata.
Maniaia and District Patriotic Society Maniaia.
Mangatoki Patriotic Fund Mangatoki.
New Plymouth Patriotic Committee New Plymouth.
New Plymouth Women’s Patriotic Committee "
Poor in Belgium, Servia, and Montenegro Fund "
Taranaki Herald and Budget National Patriotic and Belgian Funds "
Victoria League of New Plymouth "
Okaiawa Women’s Patriotic Committee Okaiawa.
Patea and District Patriotic League Patea.
Pihama Patriotic Society Pihama.
Poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgian Relief Fund Stratford.
Stratford Patriotic Fund "
Toko Branch Stratford Patriotic Society "
Tariki Patriotic Society Tariki.
Tikorangi Patriotic Society Tikorangi.
North Taranaki Patriotic League Waitara.

Wellington Provincial District.

Apiri Patriotic Society Apiti.
Ashhurst Patriotic Committee Ashhurst.
Carterton Branch, Poor of Great Britain and Allies’ Relief Fund Carterton.
Ekatahuna Wounded Soldiers’ and Expeditionary Forces Fund Ekatahuna.
Featherston Patriotic Committee (Sub-committee of Wairarapa Patriotic Association) Featherston.
Foxton Patriotic Committee Foxton.
Ladies’ Patriotic Guild "
Halcombe-Stanway Patriotic Empire Defence Fund Halcombe.
Belgian, Serbian, Great Britain Relief, and Departing Volunteers Fund Hunter ville.
Ihakara Patriotic Society Ihakara.
Levin and District Patriotic Society Levin.
Levin Belgian Relief Women’s Committee "
West Coast Farmers’ Patriotic Fund "
Hutt Patriotic Guild Lower Hutt.
Manakau Patriotic Society Manakau.
Martinborough Branch, Wairarapa War Fund Martinborough.
Martinborough Ladies’ Patriotic League "
Belgian Refugees’ Food Fund Account Masterton.
Ohingaiti Patriotic Society Ohingaiti.
Otaki Patriotic Society Otaki.