Lamington Relief Fund

RECENTLY, Mr. Justice Gore 01.

Papua made the following states ments with regard to the Mt. Lami

ington Disaster Relief Fund:

The Fund was subscribed to, nofi only by people resident in the Territory but by many from overseas.

The native people throughout the en tire Territory of Papua and New Guinea contributed the sum of approximately £5,900. On the New Guinea side tht Chinese community endorsed theiii sympathy by donations of approximately! £1,200. The remainder came from Europeans in the Territory and abroad — a sum of approximately £8,5000 Donations from public companies broughw in £3,700. The grand total was £ 21,3000 In distribution the Committee wa‘< helped by the Red Cross Society in locating dependants and reporting on* their condition in the early stages.

Most of the sum for the benefit o:c Europeans went to the relief of the de 3 pendants of those who lost their lives' but part of it was used to compensate' some who lost their personal effects ini the eruption.

The amount of £B,OOO was allocate®: for native relief in kind, and this sum has and is being used for the purchase of necessities for individuals and furnished through the District Come missioner,

Fiji’s largest pleasure yacht, th«f

48-ft. Tamatea will arrive in ih*.

Colony shortly from Auckland when

it has been purchased by Mr. FH- Kemphill of Suva. It will be sailed td Suva by Captain S. Brown of th.r WPHC, assisted by Mr. T. Moore oo Suva and a wireless operator oo

Auckland.