Receipts, Clothing Requisitions. Hawke's Bay earthquake

Maker
Hawke's Bay Earthquake Relief Fund
Public Works Department
National Bank of New Zealand Limited
Bank of New Zealand
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931

Object detail

Brief Description
Handwritten receipts issued for clothing and shoes requisitioned to refugees, associated with the relief effort following the Hawke's Bay earthquake, 3 February 1931.

a) Receipts issued by the Gravediggers Department. Information handwritten on the receipts includes: The name of the person the clothing was requisitioned to, address, the quantity, description, price and total price of goods, the persons signature, and the account the clothes were charged to. The receipts have a red letter ' G ' written on them. The receipts are undated. Approximately 36 receipts.

b) Wanted Vouchers. Information handwritten on the receipts includes: The name of the person the clothing was requisitioned to, address, the quantity, description, price and total price of goods, the persons signature, and the department of the person the item is required for. Undated. Approximately 10 vouchers.

c) Receipts issued by P W D, the Public Works Department. Information handwritten on the receipts includes: The name of the person the clothing was requisitioned to, address, the quantity, description, price and total price of goods, the persons signature, and the account the clothes were charged to. The receipts are dated between 14-20 February 1931. Approximately 120 receipts.

d) Receipts issued by the Special Police. Information handwritten on the receipts includes: The name of the person the clothing was requisitioned to, address, the quantity, description, price and total price of goods, the persons signature, and the account the clothes were charged to. The receipts are undated. Approximately 35 receipts.

e) Receipts issued by the National Bank and Bank of New Zealand. Information handwritten on the receipts includes: The name of the person the clothing was requisitioned to, address, the quantity, description, price and total price of goods, the persons signature, and the account the clothes were charged to. The receipts are undated. Approximately 4 receipts.
Production date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Irregularly sized square and rectangular pieces of paper and cardboard. Many have holes in the middle where they have been filed on a spike.
Measurements
Length x Width: 122 x 98mm
Subject period
Subject date
Post 03 Feb 1931
Credit line
from the Public Trust Office
Other number(s)
m98/62, 79245

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