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.

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sp;                                               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-hospital and bearer company,
January 1 to March 31, 1901 3,000 0 0

     Sale of Elandsfontein Hospital 9,051 9 6

Bankers’ interest to December 31, 1901          1,635  12  9
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L174,012  17 10

From first to last, various staffs numbered over 1,400 persons, and 20,000 patients received medical aid in the different Yeomanry Hospitals.

When the staff returned to England, medals were presented to them at Devonshire House by the Queen.

DEELFONTEIN BASE HOSPITAL:  Opened March 5, 1900; closed March 31, 1901.  Originally with 500 beds, subsequently increased to 1,000 beds. 6,093 in-patients, including 351 officers, were treated there.