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General Summary of Patriotic Effort in the Dominion of New Zealand from the Outbreak of War to the 31st March, 1918.

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Province, &c. Total Donations from All Sources. Relief. Equipment. Comforts. Red Cross. Belgian Relief. Other Allies. Navy Relief. Expenses. Transfers. Balance as [at | 31/3/18. Auckland — Active Closed £ 988,890 101,485 £ 66.830 4 20.622 3,264 £ 67,772 5,633 £ 99,840 17.377 £ 100,332 40 £ 13,469 30 £ 4.143 23,234 £ 15,823 1,668 £ 173,457 50,235 £ 426,602 Total . . 1,090,375 66,834 23,886 73,405 117,217 100,372 13,499 27,377 17,491 223,692 426,602 Hawke's Bay — Active Closed 315.719 15,924 7,591 16,777 291 20,790 793 20.453 2,532 5.331 500 1,252 9,657 4,588 3.733 15 101.969 7,205 128,166 Total .. 331,643 331,643 7,591 17,068 21,583 22,985 5,831 1.252 14,245 3,748 109,174 128,166 Taranaki — Active Closed 202,028 16.631 3.936 13 5.936 825 18,085 841 9.157 848 10.465 5,963 3.251 2,660 2,526 65 93.968 8,076 52,044 Total .. 218,659 218,659 3,949 6,761 18,926 10,005 16,428 3,251 2,660 2,591 102.044 52,044 i Wellington — Active Closed 1.440.476 140,418 38.026 223 18.005 3,491 266.703 1,815 233.224 834 40.493 19,999 18.051 1,073 14.602 13,260 50.342 7,379 266.407 92,344 I 494,623 Total .. 1,580,894 38,249 21,496 268,518 234,058 60,492 19,124 27,862 57,721 358,751 494,623 Marlborough — Active Closed 76,030 1,593 2.703 20 868 9,675 4,350 7,081 864 29 13.465 1,144 34,189 160 2.675 400 Total .. 77,623 77,623 2,723 868 9,675 4,350 7,081 160 3,075 893 14,609 34,189 Nelson — Active Closed 97.406 7,278 2.512 68 5,817 81 10,748 1,106 20.524 84 1.215 2,601 499 463 444 1.081 433 13.030 2,461 41,517 - Total .. 104,684 104,684 2,580 5,898 11,854 J_ 20,608 3,816 499 907 1,514 15,491 41,517