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;em. 19 18-9. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. VOTE No. 59— continued. Miscellaneous— 5 j Salaries — Superintending Officer, Defence Rifle Clubs (also house allowance, £50) Central Board of Examination— Clerk £ 250 190 440 7,732 Other Charges incidental to — 6 Extra clerical assistance 7 Forage allowance 8 House allowance 9 | Military Books, Maps, Publications, and Newspapers 10 i Office equipment, including fuel, light, and cleaning office 11 i Travelling Allowance and Expenses 12 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure and expenses incidental to the vote 200 100 475 100 65 1,500 200 Less estimated credits under section 42 of "The Public Revenues Act, 1908 " 2,640 J5 2,625 Total—Vote No. 59 . . 10,35' PERMANENT FORCE. 1908-9. Total number of officers and men .. 318 VOTE No. 60. Salaries — . • 1 Royal New Zealand Artillery— 1 Major (also house allowance, £50) 3 Captains: 1 at £275 (and free quarters), 1 at £225 (and free quarters), 1 at £220 (with house allowance £50) 3 Lieutenants: 2 at £215 (1 house allowance £25), 1 at £175 1 Regimental Sergeant-Major at 10s. per diem (also house allowance £50) 4 Sergeant - Major Gunnery Instructors : 1 at 10s. and 3 at 9s. 3d. per diem (also house allowance, 1 at £50 and 3 at £25 per annum) 2 Company Sergeants-Major: 1 at 9s. 6d. and 1 at 9s. per diem 1 Quartermaster-Sergeant at 9s. 6d. per diem 4 Master Gunners at 9s. 3d. per diem ... 9 Sergeants : 3 at 8s. 9d. and 6 at 8s. 6d. per diem 10 Corporals : 3 at 8s. 3d. and 7 at 8s. per diem 18 Bombardiers : 3 at 7s. 9d. and 15 at 7s. 6d. per diem 1 Bombardier Trumpeter at 7s. 9d. per diem 120 Gunners at 6s. per diem Field Artillery Section— 1 Sergeant-Major at 10s. per diem (also £50 house j allowance) .... ... .... 4 Bombardiers at 7s. 6d. per diem ... ... i 11 Drivers at 6s. per diem ... ... j i 325 720 605 183 689 339 174 675 1,410 1,474 2,477 141 13,200 183 548 1,204