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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, 1909-1910.

STATEMENT in Detail of the EXPENDITURE for MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES— contd.

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CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT:— £ s. a. £ s d. £ s. d. Vote No. 65—Miscellaneous Services :— Item 1—Accoutrements, mess-tins, waterproof sheets, haversacks, water-bottles, and other equipment for mobile force .. Item 2—Advances to new corps towards cost of uniforms, to be deducted from capitation Item 3—Amount required to pay contribution due by New Zealand towards liability of Imperial Government for pensions of Instructors while latter serving under engagement with the New Zealand Government Item 4 —Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to the public (including marking fees) .. .. Item 5—Annual grant for rifle prizes for shooting, open to Volunteers only (including marking fees) Item 6—Arms and spare parts (including purchase of 500 carbine barrels) Item 7—Attendance at camp of Volunteer corps for a period in excess of the number of days authorised by regulations Item 8—Camp allowance, Cadet Engineer Volunteers, Dunedin Item 9—Camp equipage, includine tents, cooking-utensils and entrenching-tools .. .. Item 10—Compassionate allowance to the children of late Torpedoman Heighton, at the rate of £1 per week Item 11 —Compassionate allowance toex-Torpedoman Cornwall for injuries received at the Shelly Bay explosion, at 15s. per week, 28th September, 1908, to 21st November, 1909 Item 12—Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Sergeant O. Olive, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, at the rate of £1 per week, 18th January, 1909, to 30th January, 1910 .. Item 13—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 10s. per week, 1st March, 1909, to 6th March, 1910 Item 14—Compassionate allowance (7s. 6d. per week) to child of late Sapper W. A. Teague, killed at Mahanga Bay explosion, 1st March, 1909, to 6th March, 1910 Item 15—Compassionate allowance of 2s. 2d. per diem to James Hamblyn, injured in Maori War, 1st February, 1909, to 28th February, 1910 .. .. Item 16—Compassionate allowance, at £2 per week, to 4th May, 1909, for C. C. Rookes, for services rendered during Maori War (now deceased) Item 17 —Compassionate allowance, at £1 per week, 1st April, 1909. to 31tt March, 1910, to widow of W. A. Richardson, on account of military services rendered by husband Item 18—Compassionate allowance to Mrs. Rookes, widow of the late Colonel Rookes.. Item 19—Compensation for injuries sustained on duty by members of the Permanent Force Item 20—Compensation to Maoris for mine-field line-marks on their property, Auckland Item 21—Compensation and medical expenses of members of Volunteer corps injured while on duty, including accidents on rifle ranges, also compensation for injury to horses Item 22—Compensation to Corporal A. E. Thompson, No. 1 Company, Auckland Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers, for injuries received in gun accident during Easter manoeuvres, 1909.. Item 23 — Compensation to ihe relatives of the late Cantain W. O. Pavitt, Christohurch, killed in motorcar accident while on duty Item 24—Compiling and writing the history of the several New Zealand Contingents in connection with the South African War .. Item 25—Cost of sending rifle team to compete at National Rifle Association Meeting at New South Wales Item 26—Cost of compiling Militia lists Item 27—Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908: Lightering Item 28—Expenses of members of New Zealand Contingents travelling lor examination by Military Pensions Board Item 29—Expenses and other claims in connection with New Zealand Contingents to South Africa, including renovation, restoration, and marking graves of New Zealand soldiers in South Africa Item 30—Expenses in connection with competition for Lord Roberts trophy Item 31 —Expenses in connection with Courts of inquiry Item 32—Expenses in connection with Dominion Day celebrations oi 1 1 1 ft 10 0 0 88 9 8 352 18 6 216 10 4 4,722 8 7 249 11 6 33 2 0 458 8 7 45 0 0 54 0 0 66 5 0 19 17 6 42 11 6 19 8 7 52 0 0 200 (I 0 20 0 0 272 19 10 50 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 338 11 6 180 4 0 29 17 4 15 16 0 79 3 0 3 7 6 9,249 2 0 Carried forward