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Session 11. 1918. NEW ZEALAND

PATRIOTIC FUNDS. TABLES SHOWING DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS PATRIOTIC FUNDS IN NEW ZEALAND FROM THE OUTBREAK OF WAR TO THE 31st MARCH, 1918.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave

STATEMENT OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS IN MONEY AND GOODS MADE BY THE DOMINION FROM THE OUTBREAK OF WAR TO 31st MARCH, 1918. £ Collected by various patriotic societies, as per General Summary ... ... 3,806,221 Received by the Department of Internal Affairs for transmission abroad, hospital ships, New Zealand sick and wounded, and other special purposes (over and above amounts forwarded by patriotic societies) ... ... ... ... 60,753 War expenses contributed to Government at outbreak of war ... ... ... 159,137 Dominion schools' contribution to Belgian Children's Fund ... ... ... 18,364 Total cash collected ... ... ... ... ... £4,044,475 Estimated value of goods, stock, produce, and comforts shipped by Department on behalf of donors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 502,181 Government subsidy to Belgian Fund ... ... ... ... ... 228,145 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £4,774,801 Note.—Money and goods contributed by private individuals or institutions and forwarded direct are not ascertainable. Internal Affairs Department, Wellington, 12th June, 1918. J. Hislop, Under-Secretary.

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