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War Expenses Account.—Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to 31st March, 1919— continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914 —continued. Discharged Soldiers' Information Department —Expenses and Grants—Fares of men travelling to take employment Salaries Office expenses Printing and stationery Postage, &c. Motor-hire, &c. Office equipment Tuition and lodging-allowance Subsidized wages £ s. d. 904 13 9 7,668 15 10 3,034 19 3 869 13 6 796 17 2 221 7 7 97 0 0 4,851 16 3 2,228 6 2 £ s. d. £ s. d 20,622 12 6 Less credits 20,673 9 50 17 6 0 Distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand Donations refunded and transferred Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, ammunitioncarts, &c.) — 423,188 0 0 2,759 14 3 Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand Other places, &c. .. 10,135 0 2 147,442 17 0 1,391,200 8 3 2,939,339 14 8 1,274 2 2 Less credits 4,489,392 2 137,751 18 3 4 4,351,640 3 11 Forage — Samoa Egypt New Zealand United Kingdom 108,270 19 9 205,201 7 10 207,822 7 6 28,595 13 11 549,890 9 143,924 0 0 0 Less credits 405,966 9 0 Freight on Great Britain and Belgian relief produce Grants to New Zealand War Association for assistance to fit men on leave i a England I i 656 16 11 4,500 0 0 Grants to regimental funds — 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd New Zealand Infantry Brigade .. 4th New Zealand Infantry Brigade New Zealand Medical Corps Divisional Signal Corps Army Service Corps Field Troop Engineers Field Artillery Brigade Mounted Signal Troop . . 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 141 0 0 60 0 0 109 0 0 41. 0 0. 329 10 0 18 10 0 3,699 0 0 3,699 0 0 Grants to soldiers' hostels — New Zealand England 1,397 13 10 15,930 0 0 Loss credits ,_l 17.327 13 10 50 0 0 17,277 13 10 —