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XV. Appreciation The Board again expresses its appreciation of the action of the Government in paying salaries of staff and rent of Board's offices. The Board also desires to express its grateful appreciation of the services of thousands of voluntary workers throughout New Zealand, and also to members and secretaries of Provincial Patriotic Councils and executives of all expending agents, without whose assistance the work of the Board could not have been carried out. Finally, the Board desires to express its appreciation of the work of the staff during a difficult year. For and on behalf of the National Patriotic Fund Board. G. A. Hayden, Secretary-Treasurer.

NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 30th September, 1942 Receipts Payments Sick and Wounded Sick and Wounded General, and Prisoners Total. General, and Prisoners Total, of War. of War. £ £ £ £ £ £ Donations .. .. 14,378 (14 14,442 Comforts for troops and others— Donations: Blind Soldiers' Overseas: Comforts, maintenance, &c. .. 122,757 ~ 122,757 and Sailors' Fund .. 425 .. 425 Reinforcements .. .. .. 1,262 .. 1' 262 Contributions by Provincial Overseas seamen .. .. .. 1,258 .. 1' 258 Patriotic Councils 1 — Overseas hospitals, hospitals in New Zealand, Budget quotas for general hospital ships .. .. .. 29,809 29 809 administration .. 460,065 200,148 660,213 Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. 7,929 '115 s'o44 Wool for knitting .. 32,809 .. 32,809 Purchases for stock (for issue as required) 18,623 249 18^872 Expenses 1941 appeal .. 2,992 .. 2,992 Library service for troops .. .. 959 .. '959 Payment for supplies .. 4,658 .. 4,658 Mercantile marine .. .. .. 310 .. 310 Proceeds — Military bands : Purchase of instruments, Reclamation of waste .. 7,976 .. 7,976 &e. .. .. .. .. 2,168 .. 2 168 Sundry exhibitions, &c. 1,394 .. 1,394 Grants — Sale of hut .. .. 1,060 .. 1,060 Regimental funds .. .. .. 2,300 .. 2 300 Interest on investments .. .. 7,806 7,806 Grants to organizations overseas .. .. 9,239 9,004 18*243 Investments matured .. .. 645,000 645,000 Grants to organizations in New Zealand .. 1,985 !. l|i)Bs Refunds of imprest advances Now Zealand Forces' Club, Cairo : Goods unexpended .. .. 339 .. 339 forwarded for sale .. .. .. 83,394 .. 83 394 Receipts: B.M.A. War Recreational huts, furniture, and equipment Service Fund .. .. 3,574 .. 3,574 in New Zealand .. .. .. 143,884 1,440 145 324 Recouped from New Zealand Authorized expending agents in New Zealand Forces' Club for goods for provision of comforts for troops and supplied .. .. 66,082 .. 66,082 others— Receipts from buffets— Air Force Relations organizations .. 511 .. 511 Church of England .. 13,007 .. 13,007 Catholic War Services Board .. .. 13,986 .. 13 986 Catholic War Services .. 7,652 .. 7,652 Church of England Military Affairs ComY.M.C.A. .. .. 155,788 .. 155,788 mittee .. .. .. .. 28,914 .. 28 914 Salvation Army .. 34,190 .. 34,190 Joint Council of the Order of St. John and Allied Services' Club .. 3,465 .. 3,465 New Zealand Red Cross Society .. .. 79,686 79 686 Tobacco Postal Section: Lady Galway Patriotic Guild .. .. 58 . '58 Receipts .. .. 11,138 .. 11,138 Navy League War Council .. .. 248 .. 248 Amounts received on deposit 42,145 .. 42,145 Salvation Army War Services Committee .. 48,466 .. 48,466 Miscellaneous receipts— Y.M.C.A. War Services Committee .. 191,957 .. 191^957 New Zealand .. .. 832 10,242 11,074 Purchases of wool for knitting .. .. 48,801 .. 48*801 Egypt .. .. 16,695 486 17,181 Prisoners of war: Parcels, supplies, &e. .. .. 162,034 162'034 England .. .. 936 3,893 4,829 Expenses in connection with appeals (reCanada .. .. 129 .. 129 coverable from Provincial Patriotic Councils) 729 .. 729 Refund of Customs duty .. 5,892 .. 5,892 Specific receipts paid over— Proceeds of sales of waste materials .. 9,440 .. 9 440 887,621 867,639 1,755,260 Picture " Target for To-night" .. .. 508 .. '508 Imprest balances, at Ist Miscellaneous".. .. .. .. 920 !. 920 October, 1941 .. .. 1,549 36,061 37,610 Purchases on behalf of Patriotic Committees 4,547 .. 4 547 Cash balances, Ist October, 8,455 10,332 18,787 Purchases for buffets— 1941 .. .. .. England .. .. .. .. 1,455 .. 1)46 5 Canada .. .. .. .. 106 .. 106 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. 922 .. 922 Ice-cream plant, EgyptCost of plant .. .. .. .. 2,013 2,013 4,026 Purchase of ingredients .. .. .. 3,307 3,307 6,614 Tobacco Postal Scheme: Purchases and expenses _ .. .. .. .. 7,385 .. 7,385 Allied Services' Club: Equipment and operating-expenses .. .. .. 9,253 .. 9,253 Welfare payments .. .. .. 282 .. 282 Special Fund payments— Blind Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund .. 425 .. 425 B.M.A. War Services Fund .. .. 3,572 .. 3,572 Kingsford Smith Ambulance Fund : Paid to Air Department .. .. .. 314 .. 314 Purchase of Evelyn Firth Home, Auckland .. .. 6,915 6,915 Investments— Treasury bills .. .. .. .. . . 285,000 285,000 Government stock .. .. .. 6,578 235,000 241,578 Amounts on deposit paid over .. .. 27,268 .. 27 268 Sundry refunds .. .. .. . . 100 .. ' 100 Furniture and equipment: Office and store 337 .. 337 Administration expenses . . .. .. 567 567 I 134 Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 10 18 '28 Cash lost at Singapore .. .. . . 318 .. 318 809,365 815,157 1,624,522 Imprest balances, 30th September, 1942 .. 40,928 3,302 44,230 Cash balances, 30th September, 1942 .. 47,332 95,573 142]905 £914,032 £1,811,657 £897,625 £914,032 £1,811,657

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