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8.—46 a

NEW ZEALAND COMFORTS FUND-continued. EXPENDITURE.

2—H. 46a.

Date of Service. Particulars of Expenditure. New Zealand War Contingent Association, for Comforts. Sundry Payments. Comforts. 1915. Juno I . . 4 .. „ 11 .. „ 11 .. Aug. Aug.-Sept. Nov. Sept. Dec. Through High Commissioner. St. John Ambulance Association (N.Z. wounded) Wounded, in England St. John Ambulance Association (tobacco, &c, for NewZealanders in hospitals) British Red Cross Committee (N.Z. wounded at Malta) Tobacco, &c, Base Depot, Weymouth Delicacies, tobacco, &c, hospitals, England Band instruments, Base Depot, Weymouth Ladies' Committee, for benefit N.Z. wounded Victoria League Soldiers' Club (comforts for wounded) £ s. d. 250 0 0 18 8 2 2.009 0 0 £ s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 450 0 0 £ s. d. 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1916. April 12 . . June 8 .. July June July Extra comforts for men in England To Lord Ranfurly, for N.Z. wounded Comforts : France, £323 7s. j England, £.100 ; Egypt, £27 Per British Red Cross Society Comforts in: French, and English hospitals Comforts Chaplains and others, France : France, £120 ; England, £100 : England, £100 8s. ; France, £50 N.Z. Red Cross Commissioner for N.Z. Chaplains, England N.Z. Red Cross Commissioner. . Chaplains Entertaining N.Z. soldiers Chaplain N.Z. Hostel, London Cigarettes For Westland men N.Z. Red Cross Commissioner.. Chaplains and Matrons, England and France Chaplains, &c. : England, £62 6s. 6d.; France, £200 .. 1,059 0 7 500 0 0 450 7 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 Aug. Aug.-Sept. Oct. Nov. 3 .. 3 .. 100 0 0 264 0 0 220 0 0 150 8 0 125 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 9 0 0 32 7 5 25 0 0 Dee. I „ II.. Oct. Aug. 1 . . Nov. 16.. Dec. 250 0 0 200 0 0 262 6 6 ., 13 . . 1917. Jan. 3 . . 3 .. Feb. 17 .. „ 17 .. For Private Rupert Nicholls Tobacco for New-Zealanders in Flanders Comforts 1,650 0 0 225 0 0 750 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 Jan. Feb. Motor Ambulance, France Soldiers' Club, London (for Christmas comforts).. For Red Cross work Comforts for sick and wounded „ in England For Red Cross work For Chaplain 250 0 0 77 0 0 305 0 0 400 0 0 132 6 2 Mar. Feb. 100 0 0 33 6 8 200 0 0 Mar. 24 .. For N.Z. railway men in France May 31 .. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. Other than through High Commissioner. Cigarettes for men in hospitals, Egypt Toilet requisites and tobacco for wounded, Egypt Comforts for wounded, Egypt Toilet requisites, tobacco, fruit, &c, wounded, Egypt „ &e., wounded, Egypt.. „ fruit, tobacco, &c, wounded, Egypt „ chocolates, tobacco, &c, wounded, Egypt Lady Godley, Alexandria 0 13 5 302 17 6 203 10 8 321 18 10 336 7 3 469 15 7 152 9 7 50 0 0 1916. Jan. Feb. June Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Toilet requisites, fruit, food, tobacco, &c, Egypt Stationery, toilet requisites, fruit, tobacco, &c, Egypt Honey, fruit, stationery, &c., Egypt Fruit, toilet requisites, &c, Egypt Butter for crew of " Philomel Comforts for N.Z. wounded, Egypt Delicacies for hospital patients, Egypt Comforts for wounded on " Marama " .. Toilet requisites, fruit, food, tobacco, &c, Egypt Aotea Convalescent Home, Egypt Oatmeal for Egypt Aotea Convalescent Home, Egypt Comforts, troopship " Maunganui " Fruit, sweets, biscuits, shaving-requisites, smokes, &c, Egypt Toilet requisites, cigarettes, food, fruit, &c, Egypt British Red Cross Society, Malta Fruit, toilet requisites, tobacco, food, stationery, &c., Egypt Toilet requisites, tobacco, fruit, sweets, biscuits, &c, Egypt Distribution charges, England Comforts for N.Z. Stationary Hospital 337 17 8 391 11 1 70 12 4 139 3 1 37 13 3 240 0 0 1,000 0 0 80 0 0 April Mar. Feb. April May 100 0 0 309 6 9 20 0 0 60 0 0 8 14 0 85 16 1 83 14 11 400 0 0 May-June July 128 6 1 399 16 3 17 19 8 April 10 0 0