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NtfW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD Receipts and Payments Account, Ist October, 1944, to 30th September, 1945 Receipts £ Payments £ Amounts received on deposit .. .. .. .. 17,559 Amounts on deposit paid over .. .. .. .. 10,210 Interest on investments— £ Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 43,187 General .. .. .. .. .. 1,508 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East: Goods supplied .. 264,817 Sick and wounded .. .. .. .. 10,339 Equipment for offices and stores ... .. .. 53 11,847 Huts and furniture for camps, &c., in New Zealand. . .. 22,385 Recoveries of freight and cartage : Grant from Government.. 54,359 Purchase of convalescent homes : Rannerdale Home ..- 4,524 Recoveries of Customs duty and sales tax .. .. 30,081 Supplies for Provincial Patriotic Councils and others .. 1,571 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East, for goods supplied .. 240,386 B.M.A. War Service Fund .. .. .. .. 4,8()8 Prisoners of war food parcels and expenses: New Zealand Advances to Commissioners and agents overseas .. .. 704,202 Government grant .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 Advances to expending agents in New Zealand— Prisoner of war food parcels, &c. : Payments by next-of-kin.. 9,135 Lady Galway Guild .. .. .. .. .. 28 Refunds of unexpended advances to agents .. .. 108,519 Navy Department .. .. .. .. .. 108 B.M.A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 2,725 Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. .. 942 Postal tobacco service: Sales .. .. .. .. 12,912 Navy League .. .. .. .. .. 198 Postal chocolate service: Sales .. .. .. .. 11,836 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 8,747 Provincial Patriotic Councils: Quotas .. .. .. 608,098 Catholic War Services .. .. .. .. 6*75$ Provincial Patriotic Councils and others: Payments for supplies 31,777 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. 8,8(j9 Sales of huts, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. 18,318 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 126*918 Papakura Hostel: Proceeds of sale .. .. .. 1,203 Joint Council (sick and wounded and prisoners of war) .. 239,963 Section at Gisborne: Proceeds of sale . . .. .. 58 Air Department .. .. .. .. .. 141 Donations to be paid over to Provincial Patriotic Councils—• Comforts— Proceeds of patriotic race meetings .. .. .. 80,193 Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. . . 8,673 Donation by National Council for Reclamation of Waste .. 10,498 Overseas seamen .. .. .. .. .. 2,749 Proceeds of patriotic art-unions .. .. .. 15,755 Troops overseas .. .. .. .. .. • 97*298 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,761 Reinforcements .. .. .. .. .. 2,554 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,777 Repatriated prisoners of war .. .. .. .. 37,749 Hospital fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 17,783 War Library Service .. .. .. .. .. 2,491 Allied Nations Appeal receipts .. .. .. .. 4,617 Musical instruments, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,027 Helen Ross Instate .. ' .. .. .. .. 692 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,473 Assets written off, now realized .. .. .. .. 12,976 Stock (for issue as required) .. .. .. .. 23,944 Sundry receipts and recoveries .. .. .. .. 6,942 Grants, &c.— Receipts from buffets in New Zealand— Patriotic organizations overseas .. ' .. .. 12*500 Catholic War Service Fund .. .. .. .. 5,165 Relief of distress overseas .. .. .. .. 1,716 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 5,342 Comforts for hospitals in New Zealand, overseas, and hospital Salvation Army .. .. .. .. •• 5,603 ships .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,207 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113,488 Advertising and publicity .. .. .. .. 4,821 Allied Services Club .. .. .. .. .. 12,242 Allied Nations Appeal: Payments .. .. .. 17,152 t

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