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NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD —continued Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 30th September, 1942 Expenditure Income Sick and Wounded Slck and Wounded General, and Prisoners Total. General, and Msoners Total. of War. £ of War. £ Comforts for— £ Donations .. .. 14,542 1,068 15,010 Troops overseas (less buffet receipts) .. 100,621 .. Pr ° vl I nei f l Councils „ n7 ()1 o Reinforcements .. .. .. 1,106 .. ,106 budget quotas .. .. 538,011 303,307 841,918 Overseas seamen .. .. •• 1,004 .. Interest .. .. .. •• , Troops in New Zealand 12,845 .. 12,845 Sundry refunds . .. 5,891 .. 6,891 Mercantile marine 279 .. 279 Allied Services' Club: Receipts 3,463 .. 3,463 Military bands: Purchase of instruments and Contribution from Public nftft mus ic 2,062 .. 2,062 Account towards cost of huts 30,000 «30,UUU Library service for troops !! !! " 1,249 .. 1,249 Contribution from Public Comforts for hospitals in New Zealand and over- Account towards freight on seas, and hospital ships 38,336 38,330 parcels sent overseas 8,000 12,000 20,000 Grants for regimental funds 2,300 .. 2,300 Sales tax recoverable on goods Prants to forwarded overseas .. 2,600 1,400 4,000 Patriotio organizations in New Zealand .. 1,985 .. 1,985 Miscellaneous receipts .. 488 12,378 12,866 Patriotic organizations overseas .. .. 7,989 1,250 9,239 Red Cross organizations overseas .. .. •• 7,754 7,754 Welfare grants .. .. •• 282 •• 282 Expenses in connection with prisoners of war . . . . 177, bib 177,010 Expended by New Zealand agents— Air Force Relations . . . . • • 0,432 .. to Lady Galway Guild .. .. • ■ 58 .. 68 Navy League .. .. •• •• Catholic War Services Fund Board (less buffet receipts) .. •• •• 5,135 .. 5,130 Church of England Military Affairs Committee (less buffet receipts) .. .. 16,849 .. Salvation Army (less buffet receipts) .. 16,003 .. 1b,003 Y.M.C.A. (less buffet receipts) .. .. 43,894 .. 43,894 Joint Council of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society .. ■■ 80,458 Allied Services' Club : Purchases and expenses 4,470 .. 4,4'70 Expenses 1942 appeal .. •• •• 1,975 .. 1,975 Depreciation on buildings, furniture, and equipment 103,887 709 104,590 Cash lost at Singapore written off .. .. 318 .. General administration— Freight and cartage . . • • • • 1 ' J '' Insurance .. •• •• •• °1 01 Office requisites .. •• •• ; J* Postage and telegrams .. .. • • 133 ztw Printing and stationery .. .. •• [' •> J, I '' s}™ Store expenses .. .. • • • • 131 J-il Travelling-expenses of Board members .. 4 4 s General expenses .. ■ • • ■ 34 332,263 300,727 038,990 Surplus, transferred to accumulated funds .. 271,332 29,962 301,294 £603,595 £330,689 £940,284 £603,595 £336,689 £940^284

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