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Amount. Item. To 31st March, 1915. To 31st Maroh, 1916. Amount. Total to 31st Maroh, 1916. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ... ... 1,363,905 8 4 4,496,670 1 9 Expenditure under Section 8 of Public Revenues Act, 1914 (War Pitrposes) —continued. Superannuation paid by Government 2,423 17 0 11,388 1 8 on behalf of Civil servants with Expeditionary Force Supplies Board of Advice ... ... ... 790 16 4 Transport of troops (including charter 816,603 14 10 1,037,638 13 0 of steamers, meals and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &c.) Travelling-expenses, &c. ... ... 2,122 18 4 2,629 14 7 Administrative, Samoa (recoverable 1,955 13 9 Cr. 1,210 3 10 from Samoan Administration) Allowances to wives of Imperial ... 481 14 7 soldiers in New Zealand Commissions of Inquiry ... ... ... 1,010 6 10 Deposit for allotments paid through ... 7,400 0 0 post-offices of United Kingdom Discharged Soldiers Information ... 760 16 1 Department Grants to regimental funds ... ... 699 0 0 Distribution of war news and casualty ... 160,000 0 0 telegrams in New Zealand Maintenance of enemy subjects ... ... 36 0 0 Recruiting Board expenses ... ... 150 18 7 Freight on Great Britain and Belgium ... 656 16 11 relief produce Relief purposes ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 Refund of revenue ... ... 245 9 3 444 5 0 £ s. d. 4,496,670 1 9 £ s. d. 5,853,899 14 1 11,388 1 8 13,811 18 8 790 16 4 1,037,638 13 0 790 16 4 1,854,242 7 10 2,629 14 7 Cr. 1,210 3 10 4,752 12 11 745 9 11 481 14 7 481 14 7 1,010 6 10 7,400 0 0 1,010 6 10 7,400 0 0 760 16 1 760 16 1 699 0 0 160,000 0 0 699 0 0 160,000 0 0 36 0 0 150 18 7 656 16 11 36 0 0 150 18 7 656 16. 11 21 0 0 444 5 0 21 0 0 689 14 3 2,187,257 1 6 5,712,892 5 6 Expenditure under Section 6, Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Relief Purposes) — Comforts for wounded soldiers and ... 72,500 0 0 relief of distress in Belgium The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), Section C— Remittances to soldiers ... ... ... 1,534 13 0 Remittances from soldiers... ... ... 1,787 2 8 Pay-warrants Account ... ... ... 19,344 10 0 Appropriation Act, 1914, Section 25 — Relief of Belgian distress ... ... 20,000 0 0 2,187,257 1 6 5,712,892 5 72,500 0 1,534 13 1,787 2 19,344 10 6 0 0 8 0 7,900,149 7 72,500 0 0 0 1,534 13 1,787 2 19,344 10 0 8 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 2,207,257 1 6 5,808,058 11 2 2,207,257 1 6 5,808,058 11 2 8,015,315 12 8