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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD Receipts and Payments Account, Ist October, 1946, to 30th September, 1947 Receipts £ Payments £ Amounts received on deposit .. .. .. .. 45 Freight and cartage .. . . .. . . . . 610 Interest on investments— B.M.A. War Service Funds . . ~ ~ . . 852 General .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,764 Advances expended by agents overseas .. ~ .. 18,388 Sick and wounded .. .. .. .. 10,854 Advances to expending agents in New Zealand—■ Refunds of Customs duty and sales tax .. .. .. 1,605 Lady Galway Guild .. .. . . . . . . 10 Refund of sales tax : Food for Britain .. .. .. 2,239 Navy League . . .. . . .. . . .. 123 Refund of unexpended advances to agents .. .. .. 3,808 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 2,286 Sales of huts, furniture, and other assets .. .. .. 57,504 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,895 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,246 Joint Council (sick and wounded) .. .. .. 44,179 Hospital fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 23,784 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. 124 Helen Ross Trust .. .. . , . . .. 148 Comforts— Investments matured .. .. .. .. .. 1,379 Troops in Ncav Zealand . . .. .. .. .. 535 Government refund of salaries of welfare workers .. .. 32,874 Troops overseas .. .. .. .. .. 13,237 Reimbursement from art-union profits : Account of expenditure Grants : Patriotic organizations in New Zealand . . . . 600 on welfare of troops from Ist April, 1947 .. .. .. 10,850 ! Helen Ross Trust .. .. .. ~ .. 339 Receipts from buffets in New Zealand— Comforts for hospitals overseas and in New Zealand .. .. 3,594 Y.M.CA. .. .. .. .. .. ..10,944 Allied Nations Appeal .. .. .. .. .. 256 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 422 Food for Britain . . .. .. .. .. .. 47,903 Burwood Plastic Surgery .. .. .. .. 30 Realization of assets . . .. .. . . .. 354 Buffet and sundry receipts overseas— Preliminary expenses, war veterans' homes .. . . . . 26 Pacific .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,089 Sundry expenses . . .. .. .. .. .. 233 India .. . . .. .. .. .. 73 Administration expenses, including insurance ~ .. 880 United Kingdom .. .. .. .. .. 13,869 Amounts invested .. .. .. ~ .. 65,000 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,484 Mediterranean area . , .. .. .. .. 9,447 Other areas .. . . .. .. ~ .. 331 Miscellaneous receipts and recoveries .. .. .. 6,571 £228,360 £222.424 £ £ Cash in hand and in bank, Ist October, 194*3 .. .. 45,815 Cash in hand and in bank, 30th September, 1947 .. .. 45,153 Cash in hands of agents, Ist October, 1946 .. .. .. 24,298 Cash in hands of agents, 30th September, 1947 .. .. 30,896 £298,473 £298.473

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