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NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD —continued. GENERAL FUND—continued. Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1940. Liabilities. Assets. £ Special funds — £ £ Recreational huts in military camps: At cost .. 28,700 Bagpipes Fund .. .. .. 43 Papakura Hostel: At cost .. .. .. .. 1,300 B.M.A. War Service Funds .. .. 1,782 Furniture and Equipment: At cost— 1,825 Recreational huts .. .. .. 13,014 Donations in trust— Air Force Relations organization .. .. 150 Parcels Account .. .. .. 2 Stores depot .. .. .. .. 85 British Red Cross .. .. .. 2,001 Office .. .. .. .. .. 79 2,003 13,328 Sundry creditors .. .. .. .. 5,304 Mechanical appliances .. .. .. .. 188 Accumulated funds — £ Comforts in stock .. .. .. .. .. 2,016 Sick and Wounded Fund .. .. 458,216 Patriotic songs .. .. .. .. .. 84 General Fund.. .. .. 115,328 Expenditure paid in advance .. .. .. 26 Assets taken over from Church of Accrued interest .. .. .. .. .. 1,578 England Military Affairs Com- Donations, &c., in hands of authorized collectors .. 24,933 mittee and Catholic War Ser- Sundry debtors .. .. .. .. .. 3,603 vices Fund Board .. .. 9,013 Investments — 124,341 Treasury bills .. .. .. ..420,000 582,557 Bank deposits .. .. .. .. 60,000 480,000 Contingency funds (balances of imprests)— Egypt .. .. .. .. .. 6,216 England .. .. .. 14,252 20,468 Cash— In hand .. .. .. .. 11 Bank .. .. .. .. .. 15,454 — 15,465 £591,689 £591,689 Contingent Asset. —Salvage value of furnishings, radio, &c., supplied to Army, Navy, and Air Force messes and guard posts in New Zealand and overseas. Geo. A. Hayden, Secretary and Treasurer. I hereby certify that the Statements of Receipts and Payments, Statements of Income and Expenditure, and the Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby, subject to the further examination of certain collectors' receipt-books by the Public Accountant appointed by the Audit Office to audit the records of the Sick, Wounded, and Distress Appeal.—Cyeil G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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