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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD— continued Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1947 Liabilities Assets Accumulated funds : Balance, Ist October, 1946— £ £ I Convalescent homes and hospitals : Land, buildings, £ £ Less transfers to Blinded Servicemen and Food for furniture, and equipment .. .. .. 56,564 Britain Funds .. .. .. . . 922, 628 Recreational huts and furniture for sick and wounded 4,469 Add surplus from Income and Expenditure Account Launch, Rotorua . . .. . . .. 1,737 for year ended 30th September, 1947 .. .. 57,777 Furniture and equipment : Joint Council .. .. 859 980,405 Sick and Wounded Reserve .. .. ..400,000 63,629 Less loss, year ended 30th September, 1947, after Less Depreciation Reserve . . .. . . 5,429 crediting interest and other income .. .. 16,314 58,200 383,686 Huts in camps in New Zealand (residual value) .. ..- 2,195 Special funds— Furniture and equipment, head office .. .. 442 Blinded Servicemen's Fund .. .. . . 25,000 Less Depreciation Reserve . . . . . . 44 Helen Ross Trust .......... 5,349 398 B.M.A. War Services Fund .. . . . . .. 19 Investments : New Zealand Government stock and Food for Britain .. .. .. .. .. 35,763 local-body debentures at cost— Specific bequests and donations for sick and wounded .. 2,980 General Fund .. .. .. .. 915,676 New Zealand Sheepowners' Acknowledgement of Debt to Held against Sick and Wounded Reserve . . 363,006 British Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 9,355 Held in trust . . . . .. .. 1 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,185 Helen Ross Trust .. .. .. .. 3,900 Sundry creditors in New Zealand and overseas .. .. 10,434 ■ 1,282,583 Investments : First mortgage, Helen Ross Trust .. .. 783 Sundry debtors, New Zealand and overseas . . . . 5,331 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. .. 116 Accrued interest .. .. .. .. . . 8,73 7 I Stocks on hand .. .. .. .. .. 19,758 Preliminary expenses, war veterans' homes .. .. 26 Cash in hand and in bank, 30th September, 1947 .. 45,153 Cash in hands of agents, 30th September, 1947 . . 30,896 76,049 £1,454,176 £1,454,176 Note.—Rent of premises and salaries of staff of the National Patriotic Fund Board are met from the Public Account. G. A. Hayden, Treasurer. I hereby certify that the Receipts and Payments Account, Income and Expenditure Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared Avith the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.—J. P. Rutherford, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper.— -Preparation, not given ; printing (583 copies), £l7

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