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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS X.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

13-B 7.

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tern. QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S BRANCH— continued. 191 15. I £ 14 15 16 17 L8 19 20 2] 22 VOTE No. 61— continued, (c.) Tebbitobial Foboe — Rations Rations and messing-allowanee to officers and noncommissioned officers, &c, of Railway Battalion attending training-camp ... Horse hire ... ... Forage and grooming allowance Messing-allowanee to officers of 4s. a day instead of free rations Camp or field allowance Transport of troops (except by rail), steamer fares, coach, tram, and ferry fares, extra-duty pay, &c, including expenses of selecting camp and other in-cidental-expenses in connection with the same, also cost of concentration of Senior Cadets Compensation and all expenses payable in respect of accidents, sickness, injuries, &c, sustained by members of the Forces, civilians employed therewith, and horses, including accidents, &c, sustained when going to or returning from parades Cost and upkeep of targets, training requisites, miniature rifle ranges, cost of towing targets for practice, &c, and other expenses in connection with annual course of musketry Expenses in connection with the Inspector-General of the Oversea Forces' visit to the Dominion Maintenance and repairs to drill-halls and rifle ranges (including rent, caretaking, &c, also hire of buildings and grounds for parades, &c.) Travelling allowances and expenses Rail fares and freights Erection of store and orderly room at Victoria College, Wellington, for use of H Company, 5th (Wellington) Regiment Fuel, light, and water, also cleaning offices, labour receiving and delivering cargo Guards of honour and escorts Maintenance grant (including advances thereon) for Territorials, Senior Cadets, and General Training Section ... ... ... Miscellaneous stores, rent of othces (including office requisites), also purchase and repair of flags Purchase and upkeep of horses and mules (including medicines, clipping, &c), also cost of upkeep of i bicycles Telephones 22,000 23,000 140 4,500 6,500* 2,100 200 : 1,800 750 9 23 500 24 25 26 27 10,000 20,000 18,000 50 28 1,500 10 29 30 16,000 31 3,000 32 2,500 300 33 84 (d.) Stores and Magazines— Spare Parts for Small-arms, Maintenance of Arms, Mineral Jelly, Rifle Oil, Morris Tubes, &c. — Flannelette for cleaning rifles, £200; Rangoon oil, £36; rifles barrels (standing order), £2,500; smallarms parts (Maxim guns), £600; small-arms parts (rifles and carbines), including armourers' tools, £900; -22'' aiming rifles and ammunition for same, £850 5,086 :-w Accoutrements, &c. — Bandolier equipment, £150; haversack and material for same, &c, £350 ... ... , ... Includes £30 forage allowance for those who are required to k< :nment servioe. 500 for use on * iep a horsi rover