8.—7.

Appropriations for Consolidated, Fund Services.

CLASS XV.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

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Item. 19 '2-3. SOUTH AFRICA CONTINGENTS. VOTE No. 75. South Africa Contingents— Pay, Expenses, and Contingencies Less credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " ... 50,000 20,000 Total—Vote No. 75 ... 30,001 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 VOTE No. 76. Allowances to relatives of deceased members of New Zealand Contingents Allowances for extra services connected with the despatching of the Contingents to South Africa Allowances to relatives of deceased members of Contingents, outside the provisions of the Military Pensions Acts Allowance to members Wellington Defence Force Amount lost by default of late Magazine Keeper, Mount Eden Annual grant for Rifle Club prizes for shooting, &c, £200 for each Volunteer District (open to public) ... Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighten, at the rate of £1 per week Compassionate allowance to ex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week ... Compassionate allowance to the widow and three children of the late Corporal H. Blick, killed at the Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 15s. per week ... i Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosioi Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War ... ... Compassionate allowance to Misses Barrett (daughters of Sergeant-Major Barrett) Compensation to Trooper G. E. Large for loss of horse during Royal visit ... ... ... Compensation to Officers and Non-commissioned Officers on retirement from service ... ... Entertaining and reception of returned members of Contingents ... ... ... Expenses of Contingents to Australia in connection with Commonwealth celebrations ... ... Expenses in connection with the visit of Imperial and Indian troops ... ... ... j Expenses of six Non-commissioned Officers sent to ; England for instruction Expenses in connection with New Zealand members of South African Irregular Forces ... ... Expenses of sending Rifle Team to Bisley, 1902 Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897, Expenses in 1,000 800 500 100 223 1,000 52 89 52 91 11 20 12 40 13 58 14 10 15 1,000 16 1,000 17 50 18 20 19 700 !0 100 1,352 !1 !2 500 ; connection with ... ... ...