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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. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918— continued. Purchase of horses— Remounts Artillery Transport and undescribed Wages of grooms Travelling and other expenses Motor-hire Cost of horses, mules, &c, issued by Imperial authorities in France and Bgypl £ s. d. 77,660 3 10 63,775 10 (i 46,877 II 2 16,369 6 10 11,435 9 0 191 17 1 75,728 0 8 £ s. d. ! £ s. d. Less credits 292,037 19 1 111,773 19 5 Rations— Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand 180,263 19 8 64,201 10 0 206,005 8 10 1,028,829 18 6 1,506,647 I 3 Less credits 2,805,683 18 7 370,521 9 2 - 2,435,162 9 5 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil servants serving with the Expeditionary Force Public Service Fund Government Railways Fund Teachers' Fund 69,619 7 7 46,868 10 6 13,489 8 8 129,977 (i 9 233 2 8 Less credits Soldiers' Financial Assistance BoardAssistance granted Rent Mortgages, interest Rates Insurance Management of businesses Friendly societies Medical .. Instalments Miscellaneous assistance 129.744 4 1 129,744 4 1 117,302 0 2 49,983 I 9 10,178 18 4 75,731 10 7 290 8 4 642 3 8 2,955 17 7 2,260 17 3 1,873 5 7 Administrative expenses — Salaries and travelling-expenses Office expenses Postage 17,185 8 10 4,922 8 4 904 17 3 261,218 6 3 23,012 14 5 Less credits 284,231 0 8 7,444 0 0 transport of troops (including charter of steamers, meals, and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &c.) — 18.797 II 10 67,717 16 10 453,217 8 3 1,450,538 2 5 4,057 3 II. 4,537 16 8 276.787 0 8 Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand Other places Motor-hire (/barter hire, conditioning, reconditioning, &c, of transports under charter to New Zealand Government Passage-money for troops ex miscellaneous steamers 1.998,865 19 II 5,235,187 15 0 1,128,227 12 3 Less credits 8,362,281 7 2 455,401 16 7 7,906,879 10 7