STRATFORD PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE.
THE FUNDS RECEIVED. | The following interesting statements! showing how the gifts and money received by the Stratford Patriotic Cornmil to have been handled since the Committee came into existence, indicate that the Committee has been by no means idle:— (First) Copy of balance-sheet for period ending November 30th, 191 I.— i By value of horses received Clot); value of phonograph, £10; value contributions, cash £2OIO 9s Id; purchase of blankets, boots, clothing, kits, etc. i £225 13s 7d ; to horses and phonograph handed to Defence Department, £ 1 GO;, to purchase of horses, £201; to purchase of saddles and bridles, £SB 11s; to contributions to regimental funds,: £65; advertising, £l2 8s; callage, [ stationery, exchange, stamps, tele-(
grams, and sundries, £7 7s 5.Jd ; con-1 tributions to Empire .Defence Fund (paid into public account), £920; bal-' ance—cash in hand £3 10s 9)d; credit at National Hank, £49 9s 3d; on deposit at call with Stratford Loan and Deposit Co., £p00; total, £2203 Os Id. —J. B. Bichards, lion. sec. November 28th, 1914, (Second) Balance sheet for period ending July 21st, 1915; By balance brought forward from balance November, 1914, £553 Os’OJ-d; contributions received since November 28th, 1914, £1577 ,18s 9d; public account Hospital Ship, £7lO is lid; pre-; seats to soldiers on active service, £43 j 17s 4d; advertising, £3 10s fid; relief, to returned soldiers and dependents, | £lO 0s 6d; cable Colone] -Malone, £1 \ 14s; artificial teeth for recruits, £5 ss; delegates expenses to conference, £5; petty cash, 6s 10d; balance—cash in hand £3 3s Hid; in bank, £4l 0s 9d; deposit, £1300; total, £2130 18s 9 id. J. B. Richards, lion. sec. July 23rd, 1915. (Third) Balance sheet for period ending December 31st, 1915: I By balance brought forward, £1344 10s Bid; subscriptions, £2452 10s lOd ; Bed Cross Fund (dept. I-A.), £338 12s; comforts, do., £4O; bed equipment, 2nd Hospital Ship, £4O 10s relief of soldiers and dependents, £OS 10s Bid; artificial tooeth for recruits, £100; Conference expenses (3), £ls; donation to Col. Fulton for band, £10; Lieut. Buchler (drum), £5 ss; clothing and sand bag material, £6 7s 10d; office rent and furniture, £9 2s Ocl; advertising, recruiting, stationery, £lO 10s Od; stomp duty on cheques, 10d ; sundry petty accounts, £2 13s 9)3 ; balance cash in hand. 10s 2d ; credit balance in bank £BIO I.ls Id; on deposit, £2300; total, £3.147 Is Od. ,lk W. McMillan, hon. sec. January 19th, 1910.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 54, 9 February 1916, Page 3
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404STRATFORD PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 54, 9 February 1916, Page 3
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