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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD. Receipts and Payments Account fob, Year ending 30th September, 1941. Receipts. General Sick and Payments. Oeneral Sick and Fund Wounded U Wounded unu. Fund J! una. Fund. £ £ Comforts for troops and others— £ £ Donations .. .. .. .. 27,462 24,868 Overseas— Donations for specific purposes .. .. 10,810 .. Huts, equipment, &c... .. .. 15,439 1,025 London Distress Fund (balance of 1040 Appeal) .. 72,987 Comforts, maintenance, &o. .. .. 67,708 Donations: Blind Soldiers' and Sailors' Fund Reinforcements .. .. .. 1,843 No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 154 Convoys for troopships .. .. .. 100 Contributions by Provincial Patriotic Blankets for Greece .. .. .. 10,274 Councils— Overseas seamen .. .. .. 1,247 Budget quotas for general administration.. 174,615 .. Overseas hospitals, hospital ships, &c. .. .. 21,944 Remitted to London Distress Fund for 1941 100,000 .. Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. 4,647 Wool for knitting .. .. .. 19,38G .. Purchases for stock (for issue as required).. 6,650 Blankets for Greece .. .. .. 10,211 .. Library service for troops .. .. 516 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 6,874 .. Mercantile marine .. .. .. 140 Proceeds— M ilitary bands : Purchase of instruments and Reclamation of waste .. .. .. 7,544 .. music .. .. .. .. 3,850 Art union .. .. .. .. 2,273 .. Grants — Government grant towards huts .. .. 4,000 .. Regimental funds .. .. .. 7,102 Interest on investments .. .. .. 328 6,778 Equipment funds .. .. .. .. 5,038 Investments matured .. .. .. 60,000 .. Grants to organizations— Refund— Overseas .. .. .. .. 5,975 19,404 Suva Canteen advance .. .. .. 1,354 .. In New Zealand .. .. .. 500 Cost Lowry hut, &e., in Egypt and England 9,125 .. New Zealand Forces Club, Cairo — Part unexpended imprest (Bombay) .. .. 457 Goods forwarded for sale .. .. 18,133 Unexpended balances of grants .. .. 40 107 Advances for purchase of equipment .. 4,836 Receipts: B.M.A. War Service Fund .. 6,615 .. Mobile canteens : Cost of vehicles and stocks 4,774 Recouped from New Zealand Forces Club Recreational huts, furniture, and equipment for goods supplied .. .. .. 13,303 .. in New Zealand .. .. .. 87,069 589 Miscellaneous receipts— Authorized expending agents in New Zealand New Zealand .. .. .. .. 6,999 3 for provision of comforts for troops and Egypt .. .. .. .. .. 3 others — England .. .. .. .. 1,524 288 Air Force Relations organization .. 4,161 — Catholic War Services Board .. .. 2,595 462,463 105,645 Church of England Military Affairs ComCash balances, Ist October, 1940 .. .. 11,298 4,167 mittee .. .. .. .. 11,252 Imprest balances, Ist October, 1940 .. 2,275 18,193 Joint Council of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society .. .. 20,361 Lady Galway Patriotic Guild .. .. 496 Navy League War Council .. .. 544 Salvation Army War Services Committee.. 8,429 Y.M.C.A. War Services Committee .. 30,832 Purchases of wool for knitting .. .. 22,020 Prisoners of war: Parcels, supplies, &c. .. .. 11,942 London Distress Fund .. .. .. 100,000 Advances— Suva Canteen account .. .. .. 1,354 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 6,046 Expenses in connection witlf appeals : Recoverable from Provincial Patriotic Councils 3,296 Specific receipts paid over— £ Lowry Trust: Van, lounge, and hut 9,625 British Red Cross .. .. 4,000 French Red Cross .. .. 500 Provincial Patriotic Councils— Proceeds sale waste material .. 5,042 Specific donations .. .. 4,330 Proceeds art union .. .. 2,008 Refunds of duty recovered .. 265 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 113 25,882 Purchases for supply to various Patriotic Committees .. .. .. .. 3,224 Welfare payments .. .. .. 106 405 Special Fund payments — Bag-pipes Fund .. .. .. 15 B.M.A. War Service Fund .. .. 3,523 Furniture, fittings, and equipment: Office, store, &c. .. .. .. .. 58 Administration expenses .. .. .. 882 882 Miscellaneous payments .. .. .. 514 22 466,032 81,612 Imprests outstanding .. .. .. 8,455 10,332 Cash balances at 30th September, 1941 .. 1,549 36,061 £476,036 £128,005 £476,036 £128,005 Note.—The rent of premises and salaries of staff of the National Patriotic Fund Board are met from the Public Account,

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