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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD— continued Income and Expenditure Account, Ist October, 1945, to 30th September, 1946 Expenditure £ Income £ Comforts supplied: Troops overseas (less buffet and other Donations .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,005 receipts) .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,076 Interest on investments .. .. .. .. 26,542 Repatriated prisoners of war ...... . . 1,555 Customs duty and sales-tax recoveries .. ' .. . . 8,557 Overseas seamen, Merchant Navy, &c. .. .. .. 679 Government refunds of salaries of welfare workers .. 1,981 Troops in New Zealand (including maintenance of huts) .. 791 Government grant towards prisoners of war expenses .. 701 War Library Service .. . . .. .. . . 71 Freight and cartage : New Zealand Government grant . . 9,918 Allied Services Club (less buffet receipts) .. .. . . 2,304 Postal Tobacco Scheme : Sales, less purchases and expenses. . 22 Grants to patriotic organizations overseas . . .. . . 3,751 Proceeds of realization of assets . . . . . . .. 181,270 Grants to patriotic organizations in New Zealand .. .. 9,106 Miscellaneous receipts and recoveries .. .. .. 1,169 Expenditure by New Zealand agents— Air Force Relations .. .. .. .. .. 522 Navy League . . . . .. .. . . 156 Lady Galway Guild . . .. .. .. .. 18 Catholic War Services Fund .. 357 Church of England Military Affairs Committee .. .. 2,785 Salvation Army . . . . .. . . . . 813 Y.M.C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,080 Expenditure in New Zealand and overseas on sick and wounded and prisoners of war, including expenditure by Joint Council 1,320 Hospitals in New Zealand and overseas (less sundry recoveries) 50,772 Amounts irrecoverable, written off .. . . . . 150 Store and general expenses .. .. . . .. 196 Freight and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 10,334 Administration expenses . . .. .. .. 848 Surplus for year transferred to Accumulated Fund .. .. 89,481 £233,165 £233,165

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