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War Expenses Account, —Detailed Statement of Expenditure from the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1920 — continued.

Particulars. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 — continued. Expenditure. Camps, expenses of (including concentration) — Main Body and Reinforcements — Expenses of New Zealand Forces £ s. d. abroad— United Kingdom, Egypt, &c. .. 291,318 6 9 Samoa .. 5 4 £ s. 301,911 12 d. 1 Camps in New Zealand — Narrow Neck .. .. .. 24,208 19 8 Trentham .. .. .. 297,585 5 2 Featherston .. .. .. 323,180 3 7 Tunnelling Corps .. .. 583 19 2 Other general expenses, including Main Body camps, Awapuni, Rangiotu, Waikanae, and other temporary camps 1 645,858 7 190.601 II 1 138.371 14 7 9 5 i Less credits 1,138,371 14 5 78.657 19 10 J , 100,0(1 1.1 78,657 19 o 10 Canteens on transports (as per statement attached) 176.033 14 6 176,033 14 6 1,059,713 14 7 Less credits .. .. .. . Clerical assistance — Expeditionary Forces Branch .. 234,409 5 11 Records Branch .. .. .. 115,096 7 8 Headquarters and District Headquarters 201,453 9 10 Overtime .. .. .. .. 8,805 13 10 United Kingdom .. .. .. 35,804 10 11 Audit Office .. .. .. 34,561 I 9 Samoa .. .. .. .. Ill 13 4 , 188,794 4 10 188,794 4 fiSO 94.9 'A io Or. 12,760 10 4 234,409 5 11 115,096 7 8 201,453 9 10 8,805 13 10 35,804 10 11 34,561 I 9 111 13 4 630,242 3 3 9,874 11 7 620,367 11 8 Less credits O30, zvz a 9,874 11 7 Commissions of Inquiry —■ Defence Stores '.. .. .. 18 II 6 Trentham Camp .. .. .. 1,1501310 Lieutenant A. H. Grierson .. .. 24 2 3 Thacker inquiry .. .. .. 99 0 8 Motuihi .. .. .. .. 369 13 2 Alien Service Branch (Jugo-Slav) .. 1,907 18 3 Defence Expenditure Commission .. 3,671 10 8 Somes Island .. .. .. 35 9 6 Wanganui Detention Barracks .. 130 6 4 Lieutenant Crampton's Court-martial .. 117 5 7 Influenza-—Narrow Neck .. .. 27 8 1 Disappearance of Rifleman J. Russell .. 26 15 4 18 II 6 1,150 13 10 24 2 3 99 0 8 369 13 2 1,907 18 3 3,671 10 8 35 9 6 130 6 4 117 5 7 27 8 1 26 15 4 7 87K 18 Less credits 7,878 18 2 159 6 3 (,0(0 10 159 (i 7,878 18 159 6 2 3 3 7,719 11 11 Discharged Soldiers' Information Department —Expenses and grants (this covers expenditure up to date of coming into operation of Repatriation Act, 1918 ; expenditure after that date comes under the heading of " Repatriation ") — Fares of men travelling to employment .. 906 15 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. 7,81.8 10 5 Office expenses .. .. .. 3,093 5 2 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. .. 796 17 2 Printing and stationery .. .. 878 16 3 Motor-hire .. .. .. .. 221 7 7 Office equipment .. .. .. 97 0 0 Tuition and lodging-allowances .. 4,870 i: 3 Subsidized wages .. .. .. 2,228 6 2 906 15 7 7,818 10 5 3,093 5 2 796 17 2 878 16 3 221 7 7 97 0 0 4,870 < : 3 2,228 6 2 20.911 4 Less credits t 50 17 20,911 4 50 17 7 0 ( 0 20,860 7 7