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NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD —continued Balance-sheet as at 30th Septembeb, 1942 Liabilities Assets Sick and Wounded Sick and Wounded General, and Prisoners of Total. General, and Prisoners of Total. War. War. £ £ £ £ £ £ Accumulated funds, Ist October, Recreational huts— 1941 .. .. .. 142,430 462,104 604,594 In camps in New Zealand .. .. 196,140 Add surplus of income over Overseas .. .. .. .. 13,343 expenditure for year ended 30th September, 1942 .. 271,332 29,962 301,294 209,483 — — Less Depreciation Reserve .. .. 104,076 Accumulated funds, 30th September, 1942 .. .. 413,762 492,126 905,888 105,407 .. 105,407 Special funds : B.M.A. War Service Fund .. 4,539 Furniture, fittings, and equipment in camps and Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 62,650 hospitals, &c.— Sundry creditors, &c., Tobacco Postal Scheme .. 1,344 In New Zealand .. .. .. .. 74,158 589 Overseas .. .. .. .. 8,740 1,025 82,898 1,614 Less Depreciation Reserve .. .. 42,715 905 40,183 709 40,892 Furniture, fittings, and equipment—■ Office .. .. .. .. .. 396 Mechanical office appliances .. .. 206 Store .. .. .. . . .. 88 Air Force Relations .. .. .. 150 Lady Galway Guild .. .. .. 15 War Library Services Branch .. .. 50 Tobacco Section equipment .. .. 105 1,010 .. 1,010 Papakura Hostel .. .. .. .. 1,294 .. 1,294 Evelyn Firth Convalescent Home, Auckland .. .. 8,355 8,355 Ice-cream plant, Egypt .. .. .. 2,013 2,013 4,026 Allied Services' Club— » Equipment .. .. .. .. 5,200 Preliminary expenses .. .. .. 2,544 7,744 Less Depreciation Reserve .. .. 250 7,494 .. 7,494 Investments — Fixed deposit .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 Government stock .. .. .. 6,899 235,000 War bonds .. .. .. .. 226 Accrued interest .. .. .. .. .. 528 7,125- 295,528 302,653 Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. 22,450 ... 22,450 Sundry debtors, including provincial quotas and Government grants .. .. .. 164,859 115,159 280,018 New Zealand Forces' Club, Egypt, for goods supplied .. .. .. .. 13,687 .. 13,687 Imprests outstanding in New Zealand and overseas and cash in hands of agents .. .. 40,928 3,302 44,230 Cash in bank and in hand, 30th September, 1942 47,332 95,573 142,905 £974,421 £974,421 Contingent asset: Salvage of buildings, furnishings, radio, &c., supplied to clubs, and to Army, Navy, and Air Foroe units in New Zealand and overseas. Note. —The rent of premises and salaries of staff of the National Patriotic Fund Board are met from the Public Account. G. A. Hayden, Secretary and Treasurer. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the report of the Audit Office to the Minister of Internal Affairs dated 18th October, 1943. The item " Stocks on Hand "in the Balance-sheet represents the balance of the ledger account only.—Cyril Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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