Patriotic Board’s Payments For 8 Months

Northern Advocate, 29 June 1943, Page 2

Patriotic Board’s Payments For 8 Months

Payments by the National Patriotic Fund Board for the first eight, months of the board’s current year totalled £816,054. Receipts during this period, which ended on May 31. amounted to £755,289. Cash balances at the end of May were £55.979 in the general account and £1,149 in the imprest account, The payments comprised £568.837 for general purposes. £53,549 for sick and wounded, and £193,668 on behalf of prisoners of war. Expenditure from the general account, on comforts for troops overseas included £4705 for men in England. £13,059 for Egypt, and £20.195 for the forces in the Pacific. In addition the following imprests for the purchase of comforts and amenities for New Zealanders were remitted overseas. £50,000 to England, £61,390 to Egypt, £3359 to the Pacific, £283 to Canada. £l9O to Ceylon, and £175 to Australia. Ingredients purchased for the manufacture of ice cream for the New Zealanders in the Middle East cost £2478. Contributions to the London distress fund and overseas organisations during the eight months totalled £39,352. Comforts For Troops In N.Z. The cost of comforts for troops in New Zealand was £8839, and the value of stock purchased for issue as required, including overseas, was £42,476. The sum of £1893 w'as spent on the* war library service. Another big item was £24,288 for the provision of recreation huts, marquees. etc., in respect of which an additional £143 was spent for maintenance and repairs. Grants to agents of the board in New Zealand included £7OOO to the Catholic War Services Fund Board. £32.C00 to the Church of England Military Affairs Committee, £29.000 to the Salvation Army, and £105,000 to the Y.M.C.A.

The board’s administration expenses totalled £1133/14/9,