TREASURER’S REPORT.

White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 274, 18 April 1918, Page 10

TREASURER’S REPORT.

For the Year ended 28th February, 1918. Madam President and Dear Sisters,— On the 1 st March, 1017. "hen the year covered by this report commenr-

ed, the credit balance of the New Zealand Fund was £B6 8s 7(1, and of the Organising Fund £l3B 18s qd, making a total of £225 7s 4d. The total revenue for the year has been £402 14s 3d, and the expenditure, £313 '5 s id, and the year closed with a total credit balance of £314 6s 6d. In making up the balance sheet this year. I have, with the approval of the Auditor, included the whole of the funds in one balance sheet, for the reason that the whole of the accounts are kept in one set of books, and operated from one banking account. There seemed, therefore, no sufficient reason for making a separate balance sheet for the Organising Fund. The usual statements shewing the details of all the accounts will be submitted for your inspection. The capitation fee shewn in last year’s report represented a membership of 3560, included in 86 Unions. The fees received this year represent 96 adult Unions, w ith a membership of 4327, and 10 “Y” Unions, with a membership of 507, making a total of 4834 members. Th total amount of capitation fees received is £3O 8s more than the previous year. As regards the other items of revenue, 1 am pleased to report that the donations to the World’s Missionary Fund, totalling £n are the largest amount that has been received for some year’s past. While this is very satisfactory, the fact remains that this amount was contributed by only 12 Unions. 1 feel sure that interest in missionary work is much more widely distributed amongst our members than this would appear to indicate, and it appears to me that our own missionary work, with its special appeal to, and assistance for, women, should lie very near to the hearts of our members. The combined receipts from Franchise Day Fund, and donations to the New Zealand Fund amount to £32 2s sd, as against j£\2 qs the previous year. In connection with the “Strength of the Nation Fund," only the receipts shewn have passed through my hands, and these were paid over direct to Mrs Lee-Cowie for disbursement bv her. The items of expenditure do not call for any special remarks, except that what may be termed actual working expenses, are about £ls less than the previous year. Before closing the books, I remitted to the World’s Treasurer, as usual, the amounts collected for the World’s Missionary Fund, and the capitation fees at the rate of Id per member on the members for IQI7, also 147 members’ arrears from 1016, and 171 members of native Unions, the latter being their membership as shewn in the last Convention number of the “White Ribbon.” The remainder of the capitation fees collected. £7 6s 3d, was forwarded as a donation from the N.Z. Union to the World’s Funds. T have prepared from the balance sheets furnished bv Unions the usual statement of membership and finance, which will be exhibited for your in formation. 1 am in some doubt whe-

ther these completely represent all tin* funds that have passed through the hands of Unions, as 1 hnd that in some (ases, for instance, the amounts dealt with in connection with the Mine Sweeper’s Collection, have been intluded in separate statements. In the* Banner Contest, the result is a complete victorv for the A'--it>urton District Union, which is entitled to hold both banners for the year, having secured an actual inc rease of 07 members, representing 202 |K*r cent, on its previous number; the next highest numerical increases were Auckland, 74 members, and Dunedin, 53 members, while good percentages were secured by Onehunga, 182 per cent., Dannevirke, 167 per rent., and Norsewood, 120 per cent. No returns have been received from the Brightwater, Sheffield, and Alexander Unions, and the fees from Mataura came to hand after the books were closed. It will be seen from the balance sheet that the Organising Fund commenced the* year with a credit balance of £nß 18s The receipts were £ 18s 2s sd, and the expenditure, £l3O 16s 711, .end the credit balance at the end of the year was £lB4 4s yd. The posit on of the fund is satisfactory, but i* anv extension of the organising work is contemplated, it will be necessary to consider ways and means for increasing the revenue. The whole of the accounts have again been kindly audited for me b\ Mr George Plummer, and 1 would ask Convention to record and convev to him our thanks for his assistance. I also wish to thank all the Branch Treasurers with whom I have been in communication, for the manner in wliic h their returns have been supplied. NFT.LIF BFNDFFY, N.Z. Treasurer. Am kland, (>th March, tqiS.