For the time being, we take pleasure in sending you an account of the monies thus distributed to this date and will submit you a more accurate account of the relief work later on.
We shall be greatly obliged to you if you kindly send us a list of those donors’ names and addresses, who have contributed over $5.00.
Thanking you for your effort in collecting donations and for the practical sympathy extended by your President, we are,
Yours obediently,
S. HIRAYAMA,
The Red Cross Society of Japan.
The above letter enclosed the following financial statement:
ACCOUNT OF FAMINE FUND RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED TO DATE
| Date Received | Name of Sender | American Money | Japanese Money | Jap. Money Distributed | Name Provinces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22, | A. N. Red Cross | $10,000.00 | $20,050.13 | ||
| Feb. 27, | “ “ “ | ||||
| Collected by Christian Herald | 10,000.00 | 20,050.13 | Prefecture. | ||
| $20,050.13 | Miyagi. | ||||
| 12,030.08 | Fukushima. | ||||
| 8,020.05 | Iwate. | ||||
| Mar. 5, | A. N. Red Cross | 5,000.00 | 10,050.25 | ||
| Mar. 15, | “ “ “ | 5,000.00 | 10,050.25 | ||
| Mar. 15, | “ “ “ | ||||
| Collected by Christian Herald | 10,000.00 | 21,100.50 | |||
| 20,100.49 | Miyagi. | ||||
| 12,060.31 | Fukushima. | ||||
| 8,040.20 | Iwate. | ||||
| Mar. 16, | A. N. Red Cross | 5,000.00 | 10,075.57 | ||
| 5,037.78 | Miyagi. | ||||
| 3,022.67 | Fukushima. | ||||
| 2,015.12 | Iwate. | ||||
| Mar. 22, | A. N. Red Cross | 5,000.00 | 10,050.25 | Now being distributed. | |
| Mar. 22, | “ “ “ | 50,000.00 | 100,502.51 | ||
| Collected by Christian Herald | |||||
| Total | $100,000.00 | $200,929.59 | $ 90,376.83 | ||
| Balance | 110,552.76 | ||||
| $100,000.00 | $200,929.59 | $200,929.59 | |||
March 31, 1906.
The Red Cross Society of Japan.