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CLASS XIII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services

Item.! 1899-1900. PEEMANENT MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS. 1899-1900. Total number of officers .. 321 VOTE No. 66. Salaries— 1 No. 1 Service Company — 1 Major ... ... .;. 3 Captains : 1 at £300 and 2 at £225 per annum ... 3 Lieutenants : 1 at £175 and 2 at £150 per annum 3 Military Cadets : 1 at £50 and 2 at £40 per annum 2 Master Gunners : 1 at 10s. and 1 at 9s. per day 4 Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day ... 8 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 2 Artillery Instructors at 8s. 6d. per day 8 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 8 Bombardiers at 7s. 3d. per day 12 Artificers at 8s. per day ..." 27 Gunners at 6s. 6d. per day ... ' 81 Gunners at 6s. per day ... ... ... 28 Gunners at 5s. 6d. per day 20 Gunners at 5s. per day ... 5 Trumpeters at 3s. per day 300 750 475 130 347 621 1,168 311 1,095 1,059 1,752 3,203 8,870 2,811 1,825 274 I 24,991 I ■ 2 I No. 2 Service Company— 2 Captains : 1 at £400 and 1 at £350 per annum ... 1 Military Cadet 1 Submarine Mining Instructor at 8s. per day 4 Sergeants-Major at 8s. 6d. per day 4 Sergeants at 8s. per day ... 4 Corporals at 7s. 6d. per day 4 Bombardiers, at 7s. 3d. per day 10 Sappers at 7s. per day 26 Sappers at 6s. per day 8 Sappers at 5s. 6d. per day 12 Sappers at 5s. per day 750 50 146 621 584 548 530 1,278 2,847 803 1,095 3 Salary of Medical Officer, Permanent Militia ... Other Charges— 4 Clothing 5 ; Freight, Cartage, &c. 6 I Fuel and Light 7 Gas and Water 8 House Allowance ... .... 9 ' Hospital Charges 10 Maintenance and Eepairs of Torpedo-boats, Boat-sheds, Launches, &c. 11 Military Books, Maps, &c. 12 Miscellaneous Stores 13 Medical Attendance and Medicine ... ... 14 Bepairing, painting, &c., Buildings 15 Stores for Maintenance of Guns and Batteries 16 Scavenging ... ..." 17 Telephone Connections 18 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 19 Volunteer Instruction 20 Working-pay, Crews of Launches 21 Contingencies ... ... ."••■• 9,252 50 600 450 200 250 450 70 1,000 60 150 350 200 700 50 20 600 300 150 350 =as — 5,950 40,243