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 tion, because this good work remains unrecorded and 

 untabulated. 



Divide the 24,000,000, say, into four groups of 

 6,000,000 each, i.e., those who give £7 los., £5, £2, and 

 los. each, and the result is: 



Total 24,000,000 £90,000,000 



It may be contended by some that the estimate of 

 £7 los., £5, £2, and los. for the four groups respectively, 

 has been put at too high a figure, but careful 

 inquiries will prove that the estimate is, if anything, 

 too low. 



We will now weld all these figures into an intelligible 

 whole. 



Here is the statement : 



1. Income of Hospitals .... £2,500,000 



2. Income of Charitable Institutions . 1,533,821 



3. Income from Bazaars, Concerts and other 

 entertainments (estimated) , . . 200,000 



4. Amount contributed by private persons 



and firms assessed by Government . 6,073,530 



5. Private charities (unrecorded) . . 90,000,000 



Total £100,307.351 



Contributions in kind, such as food, clothing, coal, 

 etc., have been purposely left out of consideration, be- 



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