Tho Central Commiti'ee acknowledge the receiptof the followiDgJsubscriptions : — First in stalment, v er A Ferguson, Lawrence, L 200; additional, Kaitangata district, per P P Stod dart, L21 15s 6d ; additional, John Blair, Fair field, LI Is ; North Dunedin School, per Mr A Stewart, LI 4 8i ; collected by Mr R Paterson, L5918-S ; Sandymount School, per D Cossgrove, LIGS^ Gd ; Geo Calder aud Mi qnarrymen, N.E. Valley, L 4 Us ; Nelson Fire Brigade, L 5; William Rex, 53 6d ; Mrs Moore, 5s j All Saints' Sunday-school collection, L 3 15a ; OS Reeves, L 5 ss ; Cromwell Quartz-mining Com pany employes, L 27 14a ; included in R Pater son's list— W Gilehrist and employes, L64s ; Madame Miiller's school, L 5 7s ; Mis 3 Allen's school, L 5 15a Gd; Anderson and Morrison and employes, L 6 13s Gel ; George Munro and employe-i, L 6 133 ; A and T Inglis and em ployes, Ll9 ss ; Royal George Hotel, LI ; Sussex Hotel, 10« ; British Hotel, L 8 10s. The subscriptions received at Oamaru now amount to nearly L6OO. At Invercargill the treasurer received during the last week the following amounts : — Messrs Macd'>nald ar.d TurnbuU's seond list, Ll3 63 -Gd ; Mr Green's Gore list, L 8 4s 6d ; Croydon Saw- mills, L 2 lGs ; Mr Beattie's Gore list, Ll4 17s j balance Messrs Purnell and Cheyne's list, ss ; a Friend, per Mr Alexander Mair, sa ; Long Bush Church, L 5 5s 4d; Mabel Bush Chuich, LI 17s 6d ; Campbelltown list, Lll 2s; —total to date, L 503 9a 3d. A Press telegram received from Christchurch on the 7th says : — "At the meeting of the City Council to-night the question was raised as to the manner in which the sums devoted to the Kaitangata Relief Fund are going to be used. Some of the members thought they ought to know something about the characters of the treasurers, and the manner in which it was pro posed to invest the money, before the LISOO ac cruing from tho fete held here was handed over. 