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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD— continued Income and Expenditure Account, Ist October, 1944, to 30th September, 1945 Expenditure Income £ Comforts supplied— £ Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,057 Troops overseas (less buffet and other receipts) .. .. 206,353 Donations payable to Provinicial Patriotic Councils Repatriated prisoners of war .. .. .. .. 60,781 (including profits and Government remission of Reinforcements .. .. .. .. .. 3,458 taxes on patriotic race meetings, and proceeds of £ Overseas seamen, Merchant Navy, &c. .. .. .. 5,464 art-unions) . . .. .. .. .. 129,659 Troops in New Zealand (including maintenance of Huts) .. 18,885 National Council for Reclamation of Waste .. 10,498 Musical Instruments .. .. .. .. .. 1,662 140,157 War Library Service .. .. .. .. •• 2,187 Budget quotas from Provincial Patriotic Councils .. .. 573,400 Wool .. .. •• .. •• •• 9,143 Interests on investments .. .. .. .. 12,339 Allied Services Club (less buffet receipts) .. .. 3,283 Customs duty and sales tax recoveries .. .. .. 15,592 Grants to patriotic organizations overseas .. .. .. 15,569 Government refunds of salaries of welfare workers .. .. 33,701 Expenditure by New Zealand agents— Prisoners of war food parcel and packing expenses : Grant Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. .. 905 from Government .. .. .. .. .. 87,285 Navy League .. .. .. •• •• 495 Freight and cartage: New Zealand Government grant .. 45,850 Lady Galway Guild . . .. .. . . • • 53 Postal tobacco service : Sales (less purchases and expenses) .. 1,829 Catholic War Service Fund .. .. .. .. 1,402 Postal chocolate scheme : Sales (less purchases and expenses).. 491 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 3,313 Purchase of knitted garments by Air Department .. .. 2,570 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. •• 2,720 Assets previously written off, now realized .. .. 147 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. •• • • •• 10,392 Miscellaneous receipts and recoveries .. .. .. 6,473 Expenditure in New Zealand and overseas on sick and wounded Reserves not required transferred .. .. .. 53,588 and prisoners of war, including expenditure by Joint Council— Prisoners of war, ex Government Grant— £ Purchase of food parcels .. .. 80,581 1 ."■ Rent and stores expenses .. .. ..6,704 • ..i>.. : ;* / • 87,285 'vv Prisoner of war, ex Patriotic Funds—' ' ' Tobacco and cigarettes .. .. .. • • 21,283 Books, games, &c. .. .. .. •• 1,415 ( Inquiry office .. .. .. •• • 3,133 Next of kin parcels.. .. .. •• 3,116 Hospitals in New Zealand and overseas (less sundry recoveries) 60,569 Donations paid over to Provincial Patriotic Councils .. 140,157 Amounts wri'tfterf'off . . . . . • • • • • 15 ' Store and general expenses . . .. . • • • ' 657 • Advertising and publicity . . .. • • • • 4,62 1 Freight and cartage .. .. ■ ■ • • • • 45,849 ' Administration expense's . . .. . . • • ' 965 Surplus for year transferred to Accumulated Fund .. .. 268,349 £983,479 £983,479

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