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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD Receipts and Payments Account, Ist October, 1945, to 30th September, 1946 Receipts £ Amounts received on deposit .. .. .. .. 1,558 Payments £ Interest on investments— £ Amounts on deposit paid over .. .. .. .. 10,189 General .. .. .. .. .. 10,518 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 11,427 Sick and wounded .. .. .. .. 11,140 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East: Goods supplied 8,706 21,658 Supplies for Provincial Patriotic Councils and others .. 611 Recoveries of freight and cartage : Grant from Government.. 15,051 B.M. A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 2,571 Refunds of Customs duty and sales tax .. .. .. 14,279 Advances to expending agents overseas .. .. .. 687,742 New Zealand Forces Club, Middle East, for goods supplied . . 166,369 Advances to expending agents in New Zealand— Refunds of unexpended advances to agents . . .. 397,278 Lady Galway Guild .. .. .. .. .. 18 B.M.A. War Service Funds .. .. .. .. 907 Navy Department .. .. .. .. .. 76 Postal Tobacco Scheme: Sales and recoveries .. .. 1,612 Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. .. 608 Postal Chocolate Scheme: Sales .. .. .. 1,140 Navy League .. .. .. .. .. 251 Provincial Patriotic Councils: Quotas .. .. .. 35,216 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 5,555 Provincial Patriotic Councils and others: Payments for Catholic War Services Fund .. .. .. .. 3,892 supplies .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,674 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. 1,224 Expenses of UNRR A clothes drive recovered .. .. 4,867 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62,880 Sales of huts, furniture, &c. .. .. .. .. 229,513 Joint Council (sick and wounded and prisoners of war) .. 58,857 Proceeds of sale of surplus prisoner of war food parcels .. 33,880 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 337 Fairview Home, Auckland : Proceeds of sale .. .. 3,283 Comforts— Donations to be paid over to Provincial Patriotic Councils— Troops in New Zealand .. .. .. .. 879 Proceeds of patriotic race meetings .. .. .. 1,728 Overseas seamen .. .. .. .. .. 387 Proceeds of.Services sports meetings .. .. .. 1,409 Troops overseas .. .. .. .. .. 21,239 Donation by National Council of Reclamation of Waste .. 5,204 War Library Service .. .. .. .. .. 38 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,006 Wool .. .. .. .. .. .. 533 Proceeds of Gracie Fields concerts .. .. .. 20,730 Stock (for issue as required) .. .. .. .. 2,807 Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,525 Grants, &c.— Hospital Fees, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 15,844 Patriotic organizations: overseas .. .. .. 2,501 Allied Nations Appeal: Receipts .. .. .. 236 Patriotic organizations in New Zealand .. .. .. 9,106 Helen Ross estate .. .. .. . . .. 150 Comforts for hospitals overseas, in New Zealand, and hospital Investments matured .. .. .. .. .. 235,000 ships .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,241 Government refund of salary of welfare workers .. .. 1,981 Refund of excess of New Zealand Government grant towards Receipts for buffets in New Zealand— cost of prisoner of war over expenditure .. .. .. 32,000 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,778 Advertising and publicity .. .. .. .. 180 Salvation Army .. .. .. .. .. 205 Allied Nations Appeal: Payments .. .. .. 12,135 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 2,915 Expenses of UNRRA clothes drive (recoverable) .. .. 2,666 Allied Services Club .. .. .. .. .. 6,570 Postal Tobacco Scheme : Purchases and expenses .. .. 561 Burwood Plastic Surgery .. .. .. .. 28 Postal Chocolate Scheme : Purchases and expenses .. 635 #

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