“THE WHITE RIBBON”

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 4, 1 May 1947, Page 5

“THE WHITE RIBBON”

Annual Repor/ and Balance Sheet for the Year Ended December 31, 1946.

As you will see in the Statement of Accounts we finished the year with a small debit balance, due, as was the case last year, to unions not sending in their subscriptions before the end of the financial year. We still are able, however, to show surplus in our accumulated fund. The number of copies of the pai>er printed each month is still 2,950, although in one month we required 3,000. There has been a small, steady request for spare copies and we have been able to dispose of most of them. New subscribers total 20.’, a decrease of 2 on the previous > ear's number. Against this we have written off 142, leaving a nett increase of 61. This is almost double the number we increased by last year. Of those written off a treat many have received the call to higher service. The number of new subscribers in the different districts arc: — South Island Nelson 1 Marlborough 4 North Canterbury 83 South Canterbury 5 < Hago 11 Southland 116 Xorth Island North Auckland 8 Auckland - 29 South Auckland Taranaki - 10 Hawke’s bay Wanganui 4 Manawatu Wellington 87 The Union with the largest number of Mibscribers is Riccartor, with 23. 1 hi> Union wins the Banntr tor 1946. The winners of the “White Ribbon Vase for 1946 are Riccarton, having 141 subscribers. The Union with under 20 members 1 aving the largest increase in new subscribers, on a percentage basis, is Inglewood, with 46 r /c gain. Beacons: The number of “Beacons” sent out each month rose to 383, an increase of 30. This v;as mainly due to work Ining done in the Maori Department. Supplements: The monthly orders lor this paj>er rose to 114, eleven more than the previonus yea r , and the number ol papers sent out reached 6,950 in the peak month. These were, of course in addition to the copies enclosed with “The White Ribbon.” The total number of Y.P. Supplements sent out in 1946 was 63,260. This is 14,510 more than in 1945. It indicates a greater interest it' Temperance educational work among inir children. Throughout the year fifteen ladies and

gentlemen in the Wellington area have asisted our work by carefully addressing the wrappers for the paper each month, and I should like to thank them very heartily for the magnificent help given. 1 would also like to thank the principals and staff of Messrs. Wright & Carman Ltd., and our Auditor, Mr. (•. A. N. Freeman, for their sup|>ort and help to our paper. We pray that through the united efforts of all our members the circulation of our paper will increase, that the knowledge of the evils of alcohol which we give from time to time mav be widely spread and that always its influence may enlighten and influence for good tho-'. who read it. A. D. GRIGG. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946 Expenditure

Receipts

Excess Expenditure over Income, year ending

BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31. 1946. Liabilities

Assets

Audited and found correct. 0. A. N. FREEMAN. 12/2/47.

£ s. d. Printing and Publishing .... 566 4 9 Stationery 7 18 1H Postages.... 17 6 2 Prizes, Y.P. Supplement Competition 1 7 1 Convention Kxpenscs 8 14 0 Honorarium and Soc. Sec. Charges 27 10 0 S Hries — 1 6 0 Bank Charges 0 14 0 £631 0 lli

£ s. d. Subscriptions and Sales .... 509 16 5 Advertisements 66 15 0 YV.R. Dav Fund 40 14 3 Donations 0 4 6 £617 1 10 2

31/12/46 ... . .... 13 10 91 £631 0 1H

£ s. d. Accumulated Fund at 31st December, 1945 14 53 Less Excess Expenditure, year ending 31/12/46 13 10 £86 3 8

£ s. v d. Cask in Hand .... 3 18 2 Cnsli at Bank of N\Z .... 47 15 6 Typewriter .... 10 0 0 Business Manager’s Desk ... 9 10 0 Editor’s Desk .... 15 0 0 £86 3 8