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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

CLASS XII.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

Number of Officers in each Class. Item. DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. 19 9-20. 1919-20. VOTE No. 28— continued. (g.) Military Education — Ten days' District Refresher Course for Acting Staff' Corps and Permanent Staff (temporary appointments) -Fourteen days' Voluntary Course for Officers and N.C.O.s of Territorial Force and Senior Cadets ... Six days' Voluntary Course of Instruction for Officers (Territorial and Senior Cadets) preparatory to August examination Six days' Voluntary Course (including examination) for Territorial and Senior Cadet N.C.O.s taking First Appointment Examination, August Three days' District Exercise on the ground without troops Six days' Voluntary Course of Instruction for Officers (Territorial and Senior Cadets) preparatory to February examination Barracks at Secondary Schools Six elays' Voluntary Course (including examination) for Territorial and Cadet N.C.O.s preparatory to First Appointment Examination, February Seven days' Voluntary District Refresher Course for Acting Staff Corps and Permanent Staff and selected Regimental Officers and N.C.O.s of the Territorial Force Units going into annual camp ... Six days' Voluntary Course of Instruction for Officers and N.C.O.s of Secondary School Units Week-end camps Military Journal Books and other publications, &c. Examinations Libraries (£25 for Headquarters and £25 for each district) Expenses in connection with survey, also draughting requisites £ 500 2,000 000 600 600 000 1,000 600 800 800 400 350 600 75 125 350 Special Grants for Rifle Shooting (extra to ordinary Course of Musketry) — Annual grant for rifle-shooting prizes (including marking fees) Railway passes for territorials and members of rifle clubs attending approved rifle meetings Rifle-shooting expenses (including grant to Dominion Rifle Association) Expenses in connection with competition for Lord Roberts's Trophy 1,000 800 1,000 20 (h.) Other Charges for and incidental to — Headquarters and District Staffs— Medical examination of members of New Zealand Staff Corps and Permanent Staff', Ordnance Corps and Pay Corps ... ... ... Office equipment, fuel, light, and cleaning office, also meal allowance and overtime Uniform allowance to members of Permanent staff 10 1,000 300 Royal New Zealand Artillery— Efficiency fees and badges ... Extra-duty pay Medical attendance and medicine (including cost of Medical Officers to Royal New Zealand Artillery) Fuel, light, and water Hospital charges ... 150 300 500 1,500 75