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Canadian contributions for patriotic purposes, by fund, to March 31, 1917
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| Value of contributions paid | |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| Canadian Patriotic | 22,981,6161 |
| Donations of Dominion and Provincial Governments to the Imperial Government | 5,469,3202 |
| Manitoba Patriotic Fund | 2,311,292 |
| Canadian Red Cross | 4,926,1393 |
| British Red Cross | 3,712,303 |
| Hospitals and Military Hospitals Commission | 2,048,1094 |
| Belgian Relief | 2,633,4585 |
| Serbian Relief | 95,397 |
| Polish (Jewish) Relief | 205,460 |
| French Relief | 393,160 |
| British Sailors Relief | 655,330 |
| Contributions for machine guns, etc., and to military units | 1,984,740 |
| Miscellaneous | 386,193 |
| Salaries to dependents of men on active service by the provincial governments of Ontario and Manitoba | 263,151 |
| Expenditures by Ontario municipalities not otherwise accounted for | 1,205,344 |
| Total | 49,271,012 |
| 1. Includes $75,973 taken over from the Canadian Patriotic Fund Association, $114,947 contributed by the Public Service of Canada, $2,241 collected in the United Kingdom, $12,884 collected in the United States and interest $135,254. | |
| 2. Includes $2,800,000 worth of flour contributed by the Dominion Government. | |
| 3. Includes contributions of $67,379 from the United States, India and Cuba. | |
| 4. Includes $5,000 from the Dominion Government and $2,250 received from the United States. | |
| 5. Includes $50,000 from the Dominion Government and $738,150 from the Maritime provinces. | |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |
