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CLASS XX.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

Item. 19i 13-4. MISCELLANEOUS SEEVICES— continued. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2(5 27 28 29 80 81 32 VOTE No. 79— continued. Explosives Act Amendment Act, 1897, Expenses in connection with Grant to recipients of N.Z. Cross Grant to Major Pilcher for services rendered in connection with New Zealand contingents in South Africa (including £250 voted 1902-3, not paid) Grant to W. A. Richardson on account of military services rendered to the colonj Gratuity to three members Wellington Defence Force (£20 each) Gymnasiums for Volunteers Medical fees, under clauses 4 and 5 of " Military Pensions Act, 1866," for members of Pension Boards for examination of members of Contingents for pensions Naval training-ship Passages and Expenses of Military Officers sent to England for instruction Passages from England of Officers and Non-commis-sioned Officers Payment of Public Trust Office charges in connection with estates of deceased members of Contingents ... Payment equal to six months' salary to late TJnder-Sec-retary for Defence on resignation of his office Payment of claims for arrears of pay of members of First to Third Contingents, whose accounts cannot be verified Payment of pensions, allowances, and gratuities to those persons whose claims did not prior to " The Military Pensions Act Amendment Act, 1903," being passed come within the law as it then stood Payment of salary and house allowance from 1st April to 25th Septmber, 1903, to Captain John Falconer (late Inspector of Submarine Mining) on retirement... Pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Ford Pension of late F. G. Rawson, continued to his Widow Pension to Aperahama Tahumirangi for wounds received while in the service of the New Zealand Government Proportion of salaries of two Inspectors oi Explosives Proportion of salary and expenses of Imperial Officer in London as Inspector of Warlike Stores Purchase, &c, of medals Purchase of small-arms ammunition and cordite Refund to War Office of amount paid in error to Trooper H. Nightingale, and which is irrecoverable from him Removal of rocks, Opunake Harbour Repairs, &c, to military graveyards and Pokeno Cemetery Monument Rifle - shooting competitions expenses (New Zealand Defence Force Rifle Association) Special allowance to ex-Constable Packer for serious permanent injuries received in the service Special allowance to ex-Constable Miles Leighton for serious permanent injuries received in the service ... To clear Imprest Account of J. G. Davies, late Mounted Infantry Instructor, who overpaid himself 7s. 6d. out of imprest Wairau Massacre Monument (improvement of grounds) Contingencies £ 500 130 350 50 60 300 250 1,000 120 250 250 238 100 1,500 88 34 85 36 194 46 45 10 178 87 88 80 40 41 275 300 20,000 42 43 29 400 200 44 1,000 45 40 46 30 47 48 49 1 50 150 Less estimated credits under section 41 of " The Public Revenues Act, 1891 " 33,315 11,000 Total—Vote No. 79 ... 22,315 TOTAL OE CLASS XX. £177,635