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HIGH COMMISSIONER'S COMFORTS FU N D— continued. 1916. Receipts— continue.d £ s. d' Dec. 6. Waikuku ladies (wounded, No. I Stationary Hospital) .. .. .. . . 5 8 0 8. Owaka and District Patriotic Society (Christmas gifts for N.Z. men) .. . . . . 10 0 0 4. John Yeats (N.Z. boys) . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. 5 0 0 „ 15. W. and J. Walker (prisoners of war) . . .. .. .. . . .. 110 „ 18. J. Nathan and Co. (prisoners of war) .. .. .. .. .-. .. 10 0 0 „ 20. Manuel Rionda .." .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 ~ 22. Invercargill railway men (Invercargill men at front) . . . . . . .. .. 710 0 ~ 20. Australian War Relief Fund (cigarettes, Walton Hospital) .. .. . . . . 810 0 „ 28. Miss. B. Mclntyre (to N.Z. soldiers in hospital) .. . . .. .. . . 010 0 ~ 28. Interest on deposits .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 99 2 10 1917. Jan. 3. Mrs. Burlinson (British prisoners of war) .. .. . . .. .. .. 14 0 „ 3. " O.B." (N.Z. sick and wounded) .. . . .. . . .. .. . . 5 5 0 „ 3. Bishop of Waiapu (Red Cross) .. . . .. . . .. .. .. 500 0 0 ~ 3. Palmerston North Mayor (British prisoners of war) . . . . . . . . . . 100 0 0 „ 4. Wairarapa Patriotic Society (food for troops in Fgypt and Mesopotamia) . . .. 100 0 0 6. Napier Red Cross Shop .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 ~ 6. Nathan and Co. (N.Z. prisoners of war) . . .. .. . . . . . . 5 0 0 ~ 5. Order of St. John, Christchurch, per British Legation, Borne (for N.Z. prisoners of war) . . 20 0 0 „ 16. E. J. Armstrong (Walton Hospital). . .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 „ 18. Mrs. Burlinson (prisoners of war) .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 0 7 6 ~ 26. Mrs. Shottow (prisoners of war) . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 4 0 0 „ 31. Devonport District School (for "old boys"). . .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 „ 31. Interest on deposits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 5 5 Feb. 2. Whakatano County Patriotic Association comforts : Walton Hospital, England, £6 ; Saidich Hospital, Cairo, £7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 0 0 ~ 2. J. Nathan and Co. (Limited) (N.Z. prisoners of war) .. .. .. .. .. 500 Mar. 2. J. Nathan and Co. (Limited) (N.Z. prisoners of war) . . . . . . .. . . 5 0 0 „ 15. Mrs. R. P. Twigg.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 ~ 24. Australian Wounded Fund and China Mutual Assurance Company (N.Z. wounded) .. 14 12 0 12,928 6 I Transfers from other funds .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,317 17 2 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £45,246 3 3

EXPENDITURE.

Date of Service. Particulars of Expenditure. 0 „. f , t „ Grants to HospiSoldiers tals '"'• Uai! " r soldiers. NZ Mon _ WMen. 1 Miscellaneous. Prisoners of War. N.Z. War Contingent Association. 1915 June 5 .. Clothing books, confectionery, &c. : England, £83 19s. ; Egypt, £49 19s. 5d. £ s. d. 261 11 11 £ s. d. 518 10 9 £ s. d. 133 18 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1916. Aug. Ladies' Visiting Committee, N.Z. War Contingent Association Grants to soldiers' clubs and hostels Payments to chaplains .. .. Musical instruments Entertainment of and comforts for men Otago wounded Christmas fare, Southland and Otago men at Dardanelles Walton-on-Thames Hospital General purposes .. . . 205 0 0 140 15 0 77 0 0 65 0 0 127 18 1 1,000 0 0 400 0 0 882 10 0 4,949 19 10 10 0 0 Sept. 150 13 11 i Tobacco, sweets, &c. Soldiers' Club, St. Dunstan's Hospital, &c... Comforts, &c. 107 2 8 4,115 0 0 0 10 11 120 0 0 Oct. Tobacco, books, magazines, and games Siek and wounded : England, £610 19s. 7d. ; Mesopotamia, £60 8s. 2d. Gift parcels at front General purposes 199 3 11 671 7 9 300 0 0 616 10 0 4 4 0 25 0 0 Nov. Magazines British Red Cross Society Sweets and smokes for Maoris Medals for crew of H.M.S. " New Zealand " Assisting and entertaining troops, &c. General purposes 3 9 9 738 0 3 100 0 0 86 14 6 41 0 0 900 0 0 4,999 5 1 300 0 0 Christmas gifts, France and Egypt Food, clothing, tobacco, and cash : Turkey, £18 15s. Id. ; Germany, £24 3s. lOd. Food, clothing, tobacco, and cash : Turkey, £81 10s. 7d. ; Germany, £47 14s. 42 18 11 Aug.-Oct. 129 4 7 Dec. 20 0 0 38 6 6 Tobacco for men of H.M.S. " New Zealand " Comforts : Mesopotamia,£50 10s. 6d. ; Bombay, £46 10s. Comforts : England (including St. Dunstan's, £100) Ambulances £1,300 and comforts £1,855, France General purposes Food, tobacco, money, &c. : Turkey, £3 2s. ; Germany, £20 9s. 9d. 97' 0 6 230 12 7 3,155 0 0 23 ii 9 6,123 0 11