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

" i Particulars. Expenditure. | , _ _^ Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 continued. Distribution of war news and casualty lists in New Zealand Donations refunded and transferred Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, ammunitioricarts, <fec.) — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. 423,188 0 d. 0 3,274 13 9 Samoa Egypt .. United Kingdom .. .. • . . New Zealand Other places, &c. 1.0,966 I 5 152,553 4 7 2,157,765 9 1 3,204,203 f> 6 1,802 18 6 Less credits 5,527,290 19 1 344,942 11 4 Forage — Samoa Egypt New Zealand .. United Kingdom 5,182,348 7 9 110,722 14 7 307,629 5 10 210,583 15 11 39,865 18 6 668,801 14 10 144,534 13 10 Less credits Freight on Great Britain and Belgian relief produoe 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 Eield Artillery Brigade Mounted Signal Troop 524,267 1 0 656 16 11 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 Grants to soldiers' hostels — New Zealand England 1,397 13 10 19,430 0 0 3,699 0 0 3,699 0 0 20,827 13 10 7,668 17 10 13,158 16 6,500 0 0 0 Less credits* Grants to New Zealand War Contingent Association for assistance to fit men on leave in England Half-cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of friendly societies serving with the Expeditionary Force Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of steamers, guarding cables, wireless stations, railway picquets, &c.) — Auckland District Wellington District Canterbury District Otago District Censors Cost of guarding wharves — Auckland Wellington Lyttelton Dunedin Mine-sweeping Fitting guns of " Iris " and " Tutanckai " 103,617 11 2 165,473 4 6 48,299 19 5 44,261 3 2 20,617 19 7 7,422 9 5 1,723 2 4 1,043 12 10 742 16 7 865 4 2 34,603 15 5 210 13 6 Less credits 421,489 2 8 19,797 3 2 I ising clubs in the Ui 401,691 19 6 * For realization mi cli litcd Kingdom.