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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD— continued Balance-sheet as at 30th September, 1944 Liabilities £ £ Assets £ £ Accumulated funds for all purposes— Section at Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. 58 Balance, Ist October, 1943 .. .. .. 619,984 Convalescent homes and hospitals: Land, buildings, Add surplus for year from Income and Expenditure ■ furniture, and equipment .. .. .. .. 40,900 Account .. .. .. .. .. 45,085 Recreational huts in camps in New Zealand .. .. 306,081 Less depreciation in reserve .. .. .. 252,020 Balance, 30th September, 1944 .. .. ..665,069 54,061 665,069 Recreational huts in Fiji .. .. ... .. 13,623 Sick and Wounded Reserve .. .. .. .. 400,000 Less depreciation in reserve .. .. .. 13,609 Post-war Welfare Reserve .. .. .. .. 40,413 14 Special funds— Furniture, fittings, and equipment in camps and hospitals B.M.A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 4,582 in New Zealand .. .. .. .. 102,883 Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association Fund Less depreciation in reserve .. .. .. 91,729 for Blinded Ex-servicemen .. .. .. .. 4,626 11,154 New Zealand Sheepowners' Acknowledgment of Debt to Furniture and equipment, Joint Council, &c. .. 1,743 British Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 8,476 Less depreciation in reserve .. .. .. 1,196 Helen Ross (deceased) Estate .. .. .. .. 4,682 547 Allied Nations Appeal .. .. .. .. .. 36,538 Furniture and equipment: Allied Services Club .. 6,739 Sundry creditors, New Zealand and Overseas .. .. 152,913 Less depreciation in reserve .. .. .. 6,102 Unexpended portion of New Zealand Government prisoners-of-war 637 grant .. .. .. .. .. ... 19,986 Furniture and equipment, offices and stores .. .. .. 1,237 Insurance reserve .. .. .. .. .. 13,175 Ice-cream plant, Middle East .. .. .. .. 3,586 Investments : Fixed deposit and Government stock— General Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,142 Held against Sick and Wounded Reserve .. .. .. 300,015 Held in trust .. .. .. .. .. .. 466 Investments : First mortgage, Helen Ross (deceased) Estate .. 782 Sundry debtors, New Zealand and overseas .. .. .. 68,343 Sundry debtors, Provincial Patriotic Councils, for quota .. 71,488 Accrued interest .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,498 Payments in advance .. .. .. .. .. 137 Stocks of comforts in hand and in transit (including prisoners of war) .. .. .. .. .. .. 206,378 Cash in hand and in bank, 30th September, 1944 .. .. 305, 182 Cash in hands of agents, 30th September, 1944 .. .. 250,835 £1,350,460 £1,350,460

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