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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD Receipts and Payments Account, Ist October, 1943, to 30th September, 1944 Receipts £ Payments £ Cash in bank, Ist October, 1943 .. .. .. .. 262,038 Amounts on deposit paid over .. .. .. .. 4,597 Cash in hands of agents, Ist October, 1943 .. .. .. 120,962 Freight and cartage .. . . .. .. .. 51,999 Amounts received on deposit .. .. .. .. 8,341 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East: Goods supplied .. 208,425 Interest on investments— £ Equipment for office and stores .. .. .. .. 89 General .. .. .. .. .. 552 Huts and furniture for camps, &c., in New Zealand .. .. 7,197 Sick and wounded .. .. .. .. 8,850 Purchase of convalescent homes— 9,402 Montecillo .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,605 Recoveries of freight and cartage: Grant from Government .. 56,908 Mowai .. , .. .. .. .. .. 10,854 Recoveries of Customs duty and sales tax .. .. .. 15,209 Supplies for Provincial Patriotic Councils and others .. .. 9,068 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East, for goods supplied .. 221,278 B.M. A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 5,252 Prisoners of war food parcels and expenses: New Zealand Advances to Commissioners and agents overseas .. .. 486,905 Government grant .. .. .. .. .. 200,250 Advances to expending agents in New Zealand— Prisoners of war food parcels, &c. : Payments by next-of-kin . . 16,025 Lady Galway Guild .. .. .. .. 23 Salaries of welfare workers in New Zealand : Government refunds 34,524 Air Department .. .. .. .. 345 Refunds of unexpended advances to agents .. .. .. 1,146 Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. .. 908 B.M. A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 3,899 Navy League .. .. .. .. .. .. 292 Postal tobacco service: Sales .. .. .. .. 29,591 Catholic War Services .. .. .. .. .. 8,980 Postal chocolate service: Sales .. .. .. .. 17,725 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 17,536 Provincial Patriotic Council quotas .. .. .. 597,831 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. 24,090 Provincial Patriotic Councils and others for supplies .. .. 30,701 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207,523 Sales of huts and furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,725 Joint Council (sick and wounded and prisoners of war) .. 286, lis National Council for Reclamation of Waste (to be paid to Comforts— Provincial Councils) .. .. .. .. .. 11,615 Troops overseas .. .. .. .. .. 148,116 Donations, &c. (to be paid to Provincial Councils) .. .. 114,740 Repatriated prisoners of war .. .. .. .. 23,637 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,512 Reinforcements .. .. .. .. .. 1,812 Hospital fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 1,426 Seamen overseas .. .. .. .. .. 2,197 Otago Provincial Patriotic Council for relief of distress .. 5,433 Troops, &c., in New Zealand .. .. .. .. 10,630 Allied Nations Appeal .. .. .. .. .. 36,432 War Library Service .. .. .. .. .. 1,225 Helen Ross Estate .. .. .. .. .. 3,900 Musical instruments, &c. .. .. .. .. 6,736 Assets written off, now realized .. .. .. .. 37,952 Wool .. .. . . .. .. .. 14,508 Sundry receipts and recoveries .. .. .. .. 1,236 Stock (for issue as required) .. .. .. .. 62,852

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