PATRIOTIC FUNDS
ALMOST SIX MILLIONS
A statement of ..voluntary contributions in money and goods made by the Dominion from the outbreak of war to 31st March, 1919, is contained in a return tabled in. the House of Representatives. The principal totals are as follow: — . ■•"■•■£.■■ Collected by various patriotic societies 4,866,520 Received by the Department of Internal Affairs for "transmission abroad, hospital ships, New Zealand sick and. wounded, and other special purposes (over and above ■ • amounts • forwarded by patriotic societies) 69,318 War expenses contributed to Government at outbreak of . ■. way ■..'. ; 159,137 Dominion schools' contribution to Belgian Children's Fund... 18,364 Total cash collected £5,113,339 Estimated value of goods, stock, produce, and comforts shipped by Department on behalf of donors 557,536 Government subsidy to Belgian Fund 228,145 Total -..£5,899,020 Money and goods contributed by private individuals or institutions and forwarded direct are not siscertainable.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 88, 11 October 1919, Page 5
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141PATRIOTIC FUNDS Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 88, 11 October 1919, Page 5
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