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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD—continued Income and Expenditure Account, Ist October, 1942, to 30th September, 1943 Expenditure Income Comforts supplied— £ £ Troops overseas (less buffet and other receipts) .. 197,461 Donations .. .. .. .. .. 44,951 Reinforcements .. .. .. .. 2,173 Reclamation of waste .. .. .. .. 9,380 Overseas seamen, merchant navy, rescue kits, &c... 2,062 Budget quotas contributed by Provincial Patriotic Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. 25,976 Councils .. .. .. .. .. 648,823 Musical instruments, &c. .. .. .. 4,847 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 8,842 War Library Service .. .. .. .. 2,367 Customs duty and sales tax recoverable on goods forWool to Air Force Relations .. .. .. 11,972 warded overseas .. .. .. .. 10,035 Regimental funds in New Zealand .. .. 789 Contribution by Government for cost of freights .. 7,203 Allied Services Club (purchases and expenses, less New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East: Grant .. 25,648 buffet receipts) .. . . .. . . 3,343 Ice-cream plant, Middle East: Sales (less purchases Repairs and maintenance: Huts in New Zealand .. 143 and expenses), two years'operations .. .. 17,719 Grants — Postal Tobacco Service : Sales (less purchases and Patriotic organizations in New Zealand .. .. 2,294 expenses), two years'operations .. .. 6,709 Patriotic organizations overseas (for relief of Hospital fees, &c„ received .. .. .. 273 distress, &e.) .. .. .. .. 39,960 Prisoner-of-war expenses : Government grant .. 223,671 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 129 Miscellaneous receipts and recoveries .. .. 4,831 Expenditure by New Zealand agents— Stocks held by agents, Ist October, 1942, not previously Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. 761 included .. .. .. .. 15,720 Lady Galway Guild .. .. ~ .. 20 Navy League .. .. .. .. 295 Catholic War Services Fund Board (less buffet receipts) .. .. .. .. .. 6,088 Church of England Military Affairs Committee (less buffet receipts) .. .. .. .. 14,593 Salvation Army (less buffet receipts) .. .. 28,784 Y.M.C.A. (less buffet receipts) .. .. .. 58,171 Expenditure, New Zealand and overseas, on sick and wounded and prisoners of war (including £180,907 3s. expended by Joint Council of Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society)— Prisoner of war ex Government grant — Purchase of food parcels in New Zealand £ and Canada (less sundry recoveries).. 217,972 Rent .. .. .. .. 1,313 Store expenses .. .. .. 4,386 223,671 Prisoner of war ex patriotic funds— Tobacco and cigarettes .. .. .. 50,062 Technical and other books .. .. .. 2,338 Clothing .. .. .. .. .. 12,298 Games, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,399 Packing and general expenses overseas.. .. 2,276 Inquiry Bureau .. .. .. .. 5,799 Hospitals in New Zealand and overseas, and hospital ships .. .. .. .. .. 28,076 Direct donations paid over to Provincial Patriotic Councils .. .. .. .. .. 36,523 Allied Services Club : Preliminary oxpenses written off 2,676 Depreciation on huts, furniture, and equipment (placed in reserve) .. .. .. .. .. 135,137 Store and general expenses .. .. . . 5,509 Administration expenses .. .. . . .. 717 Surplus for year transferred to accumulated funds .. 114,096 £1,023,805 £1,023,805

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