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NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD. SICK AND WOUNDED ACCOUNT. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Period 4th October, 1939, to 30th September, 1940. Receipts. £ Payments. Donations .. .. .. .. .. 566,876 Grants — £ £ Donations to London Distress Fund .. .. 2,237 Joint Council of the Order of St. John and Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 605 New Zealand Red Cross Society .. 10,239 Red Cross war organizations in Great Britain and allied countries .. .. .. 15,572 ♦London Distress Fund .. .. 100,000 125,811 Comforts for sick and wounded .. .. .. 6,104 Board and office expenses: Half-share . . .. 443 Investments— Bank deposits .. .. .. .. 60,000 Treasury bills .. .. .. .. 355,000 415,000 Balances with Imprestees : Contingency funds overseas to provide comforts for the sick and wounded members of New Zealand forces— Egypt .. .. .. .. 5,743 England .. .. .. .. 12,450 18,193 Balance in New Zealand .. .. . . .. 4,167 £569,718 £569,718 £ Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,167 '■* Proceeds from appeal being made throughout New Zealand will be credited against this grant. Statement of Income and Expenditure for the Period 4th October, 1939, to 30th September, 1940. Expenditure. £ £ Income. £ Grants — Donations .. .. .. .. .. 587,413 Joint Council of the Order of St. John and Donations to London Distress Fund .. .. 2,237 New Zealand Red Cross Society .. 10,239 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 2,009 Red Cross war organizations in Great Britain and allied countries .. .. .. 15,572 London Distress Fund .. .. 100,000 125,811 Comforts for sick and wounded .. .. 7,064 Board and office expenses : Half-share .. .. 568 Balance, transferred to accumulated funds .. .. 458,216 £591,659 £591,659 GENERAL FUND. Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Period 4th October, 1939, to 30th September, 1940. Receipts. £ Payments. Donations .. .. .. .. .. 157,464 Grants to New Zealand Welfare organizations for Donations for specific purposes — £ provision of comforts for troops — £ £ Lowry Hut .. .. .. .. 10,000 Catholic War Services Fund .. .. 286 New Zealand Naval Division .. .. 500 Church of England Military Affairs Committee 2,608 10,500 Navy League War Council .. .. 176 Contributions from Provincial Patriotic Councils towards Salvation Army War Services Fund .. 4,343 comforts on troopships .. .. .. .. 1,760 Y.M.C.A. War Services Fund .. .. 10,245 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 280 17,658 Donations to special funds— £ Grants to Patriotic Organizations in New Zealand : Lady Bagpipes Fund .. .. .. .. 58 Galway Patriotic Guild .. .. .. .. 546 B.M.A. War Service Fund .. .. 1,813 Grants for specific purposes: Y.M.C.A. Lowry grant .. 10,000 1,871 Donations in trust remitted — £ Donations in trust— Anglo-French Solidarity Committee .. 2,500 Anglo-French Solidarity Committee .. 2,500 British Comforts Funds .. .. .. 250 British Comforts Funds .. .. .. 250 ' British Red Cross .. .. .. 2,805 British Red Cross .. .. .. 4,806 French Red Cross .. .. .. 500 French Red Cross .. .. .. 500 Polish Relief Fund .. .. .. 19 Parcels Fund .. .. .. .. 2 6,074 Polish Relief Fund .. .. .. 19 Grants to patriotic organizations overseas .. .. 4,291 8,077 Special funds— Bagpipes Fund .. . . .. .. 15 B.M.A. War Service Fund .. .. 368 383 Comforts for troops— Convoys for transports .. .. .. 871 Troops on transports .. .. .. 5,820 Troops overseas .. .. .. 12,129 Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. 1,924 Regimental funds provided .. .. 895 Military bands equipment .. . . 1,729 Library service .. .. .. .. 97 23,465 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 179,952 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 62,417

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