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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD—continued. Income and Expenditure Account for Year ending 30th September, 1941. Expenditure. General Income. G en e ral $ckand lund. Fund I'una. Fund Comforts for — £ £ £ £ Troops overseas .. .. •• 65,474 .. Donations .. .. .. .. 29,597 4,312 Reinforcements .. .. . • 5,178 .. Grants from New Zealand Government .. 4,000 Convoys .. .. .. 100 .. Provincial Patriotic Councils .. .. 177,200 Overseas seamen .. .. .. 1,406 .. Interest.. .. .. .. .. 154 7,198 Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. 5,826 .. Sundry refunds .. .. .. .. 1,156 Mercantile Marine .. .. .. 183 .. London Distress Fund Appeal .. .. .. 72,987 Military bands: Purchase of instruments and Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 477 music.. .. .. . • • • 4,024 Library service for troops .. .. • • 518 Conforts for overseas hospitals, hospital ships, &c. .. .. .. . • • • 27,980 Grants for regimental funds . . • • 6,602 Grants to— Patriotic organizations in New Zealand .. 606 251 Patriotic organizations overseas .. .. 5,975 14,903 Red Cross organizations.. .. .. .. 4,376 Expenses in connection with prisoners of war.. .. 11,653 Expended by Board's agents in New Zealand — Air Force Relations .. .. • • 4,167 Lady Galway Guild .. .. • . 496 Navy League .. .. . • • ■ 544 Catholic War Services Fund Board .. 2,932 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. • • • • 11j 260 Salvation Army .. .. ■■ 7,461 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. •• 27,760 Joint Council of Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross .. .. .. •• 20,361 Depreciation on buildings, furniture, and equipment .. .. •• 43,155 196 General administration — £ Freight and cartage .. .. 544 Insurance .. .. .. 25 Office requisites .. .. 27 Postage and telegrams .. .. 71 Printing and stationery .. .. 103 Salaries and allowances .. 439 Store expenses .. .. 386 Telephone services .. . • 10 Travelling - expenses of Board members .. .. . • 13 Sundry expenses .. .. 38 1,656 Allocated : Half General Fund, half Sick and Wounded Fund .. .. .. 828 828 194,496 80,549 Surplus, transferred to Accumulated Funds .. 18,089 3,948 £212,585 £84,497 £212,585 £84,497 2—H. 22A.

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