TREASURER'S REPORT.

White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 262, 18 April 1917, Page 10

TREASURER'S REPORT.

Madam President and Dear Sifters, —

The balance-sheet for the New Zealand Fund, which l have the pleasure of presenting to Convention, shows that we commenced the year with a credit balance of £B2 8s iod ; that the total receipts were £146 14s sd, and the expenditure £142 14s «Sd, and that the year closed with a credit balance of £B6 8s 7d. Capitation fees have been received from 86 Unions, with a membership of 3569, and since the books were closed two more Unions and a membership of 70 have reported, making a total for the year 1916 of 88 Unions and 3639 members, as against 82 Unions and 3333 members for the preceding year. On comparing the items of revenue, 1 note that the contributions for the World’s Missionary Fund show a slight deerease, and the donations and contributions from the Franchise Day Fund combined are about equal to those of the previous year. On the expenditure side, there are decreases in the items of printing and miscellaneous, both of which had been exceptionally heavy in the preceding year. Before closing the books 1 remitted to the World’s Treasurer the amounts due for the World’s Missionary Fund, capitation at the rate of Id per member on 3824 members, including, as in previous years, the last known membership of the Native Unions. I also forwarded, as a donation from the N.Z. Union, the sum of £6 15s id, being the remainder of the amount collected for the year as world’s capitation fees. I shall exhibit to you the usual statement showing details of the mem-

bership and finance of al our branches, a summary of whose bal-ance-sheets show that they began the year with an aggregate credit balance of .£456 19s qd ; that the total receipts were £3736 19s 4d, and the expenditure .£3391 2s 3d, and that the financial year closed with a total credit balance of ,£BO2 ifis iod. I have included in this statement also such particulars as to assets and liabilities as have been obtained from the branches, in accordance with the wish expressed at last Convention. Our of those who have reported, 10 Unions returned assets totalling £4667, against which there were liabilities amounting to ,£975, leaving a surplus value of £,'3692. In the figures for the Banner Contest, the largest actual increase of membership for the year is shown by Auckland, with 86 new members, other good increases being shown by Nelson (57), Nelson “V” (46), and Palmerston North (45). On the percentage basis, the banner is won by Nelson “V” with an increase of 219 per cent, the next highest being llikuranga (175 per cent.), and Morrinsville (170 per cent.). The Tuakau, Papakura, and Westport Unions are reported as having been dormant during the year. No returns have been received from Pukekohe, Te Kuiti, Okaiawa, Sheffield, Alexandra, and Ashburton “Y. ” The (ireymouth and Tokomaru Bay returns were received after the closing of the books. The Organising Fund balance-sheet shows that the year began with a credit balance of £lOl 5s 2d; that the receipts amounted to £172 18s 3d, and the expenditure to .£135 4s Bd, and that the year closed with a credit balance of £l3B 18s qd. The loyal manner in which Unions responded to the appeal for funds which 1 issued at close of the year has been extremely gratifying. The whole of the accounts have been audited for me by Mr (keorge Plummer, to whom our hearty thanks are due for his assistance. I also wish to express my appreciation of the manner in which our Branch Treasurers have supplied me with their returns. NELL IF. BENDELY, N.Z. Treasurer. Auckland, 20th March, 1917.