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The following is a return showing the total war expenditure to the 31st March, 19.19 : — Statement showing Total Am.ount of Expenditure from, War Expenses Account from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1919. Expenditure under section 8 of the Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 (war purposes) : — £ g, d. Advertising, printing, office equipment, &c. .. .. .. .. 178,140 16 10 Allowances to wives of Imperial soldiers and Reservists and members of Motor-boat Patrol residing in New Zealand . . .. .. .. 19,965 II 0 Allotments paid through post-offices in United Kingdom .. .. .. 416,900 0 0 Camps, expenses of (including concentrating) .. .. .. .. 816,363 A 7 Canteens on transports .. .. .. .. .. .. Cr. 16,374 12 9 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 394,163 4 7 Commissions of inquiry .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,778 14 2 Discharged Soldiers Information Department Expenses and grants .. 20,622 12 6 Distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand .. .. 423,188 0 0 Donations refunded and transferred . . .. .. .. .. 2,759 1 A 3 Educational and vocational training .. . . . . .. .. 650 11 0 Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, ammunitioncarts, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,351,640 311 Forage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 405,966 9 0 Freight on Great Britain and Belgium relief produce .. .. .. 656 16 11 Grants to regimental funds . . . . .. . . .. .. 3,699 0 0 Grants to soldiers'hostels .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,277 13 10 Grants to War Contingent Association for assistance to fit men on leave in England .. .. .. '.. .. .. .. 4,500 0 0 Half-cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of friendly societies serving with the Expeditionary Force .. .. .. .. 7,422 9 5 Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of steamers, guarding cables, wireless stations, railway picquets) .. .. .. .. 389,442 15 0 Hospital ship " Maheno " .. .. .. .. 485,900 9 2 Hospital ship " Marama " .. .. .. .. .. .. 507,900 16 11 Maintenance of indigent enemy subjects . . .. . . . . 102 10 0 Mechanical transport (including motor-cars, bicycles, oil for motors, &c.) . . 53,909 4 0 Medals and decorations .. .. ... .. .. .. 62 14 1 Medical (including fees, equipment of hospitals, field hospitals and ambulances, surgical instruments, comforts, &c.) .. .. .. .. 1,224,109 810 Military Service Act —Expenses of administration (including Recruiting, Military Service, and Medical Boards) .. .. .. .. 286,759 19 3 National Efficiency Board —Administrative expenses .. .. .. 15,872 14 3 New Zealand Munitions and Supplies Department .. .. .. 18,479 5 3 Pay and allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,976,347 13 3 Per capita payments to War Office for maintenance of New Zealand troops infield, ammunition, extra transport, &c. .. .. .. .. 15,735,000 0 0 Postage, telegrams, telephones (including preparing war-news cables for despatch to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, and cable, charges thereon) 197,690 5 9 Prisoners of war .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102,495 18 9 Purchase of horses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195,081 17 0 Rations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.114,677 7 5 Soldiers' Financial Assistance Board Expenses and grants .. .. 219,035 2 8 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with the Expeditionary Force .. .. .. .. .. .. 108,501 10 3 Transport of troops (including charter of steamers, meals of men travelling to join, freight, carriage, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 6.063,685 18 0 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. .. .. 14,157 13 9 War bonus to civil and military staff .. .. .. .. .. 38,877 14 10 Wanganui Detention Barracks. . .. .. .. .. .. 3,125 14 3 Total for war purposes .. .. .. .. 59.805.537 1 11 Relief purposes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 268,438 15 8 Charges and expenses of raising loans .. .. .. .. .. 658,746 11 0 Repatriation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8, 640 11 9 60,741,363 0 4 Imprests outstanding — £ a- d. New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 75,176 12 3 London .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,820,180 14 4 1,895,357 6 7 Grand total of expenditure .. .. .. ..£62,636,720 611 ARMY SERVICE CORPS. The Army Service Corps is at present considerably below establishment, due to enlistments in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It has been impossible, in spite of every effort being made,