it is sufficient to
enable the Trustees (Mayor of Mafeking and Civil Commissioner) to make
occasional grants in cases of distress among those who suffered during
the siege, or who have fallen on evil days since.

MAFEKING FUND, 1900.

L
Collected by Lady Georgiana Curzon 24,000
Collected by Colonel Baden-Powell's school comrades
at Charterhouse (in addition to gifts in kind) 1,150
Collected by Lady Snagge (L643) and _Birmingham
Argus_ (L350) for sending nurses, women, and children,
to seaside 993
The following sent over L100 each:
Conservative Club, Liverpool.
Melbourne Club.
Luton.
Mr. Butler, of Wellington, New Zealand.
Tunbridge Wells Imperial Association.
Right Hon. C.J. Rhodes.
Swansea, Wales.
Salisbury, Mashonaland.
Mr. J. Garlick, of Cape Town.
Mayor of Brighton.
Raleigh Club, London.
Ilfracombe.
Mr. William Nicol.
Sent by Lord Mayor of London from Mansion House
Fund 200

Mr. Leonard Rayne, theatrical impresario, of South Africa, inaugurated
the "Rayney Day Fund," with a view to ultimate calls for relief by
members of the garrison in years to come.

APPENDIX II

IMPERIAL YEOMANRY HOSPITALS, 1900-1902.

December 29, appeal signed by Lady Georgiana Curzon and Lady Chesham
sent from Blenheim Palace.

_President_: THE QUEEN.

_Vice-Presidents_: THE PRINCESS OF WALES and DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.

_Chairman of Committee_: COUNTESS HOWE.

_Vice-Chairmen of Committee_: COUNTESS OF WARWICK and VISCOUNTESS
VALENTIA.

_Hon. Secretary_: EARL HOWE.

_Treasurer_: LUDWIG NEUMANN, ESQ.

_Military Adviser_: MAJOR-GENERAL LORD CHEYLESMORE.

_Hon. Civilian Director and Treasurer in South Africa_: J.G. HAMILTON,
ESQ.

L s. d.
Subscriptions received between issue of first
appeal and issue of interim report in April,
1900, L127,000. During the whole time the
subscriptions (including the first) totalled 145,325 15 7

Sale of base hospital realized 15,000 0 0

Government subsidy for prolonging maintenance
of field-hosp