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Detailed Statement of Expenditure form the Beginning of the War to the 31st March, 1922—continued.

Particulars. Expenditure. Expenditure under Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1914, and Finance Act, 1918 —continued. Brought forward Pay and allowances — continual. Allowances to wives of Imperial Reservists and difference between N.Z. Expeditionary Force pay and Imperial pay to members of Imperial Forces resident in New Zealand Payments to London General Post Office for allotments paid through post-offices in tho United Kingdom £ s. d. £ s. d. 30,493,239 2 3 285,329 7 7 £ s. d. 576,100 0 0 Less credits 31,354,668 9 10 317,517 5 6 Per capita payments to War Office for maintenance of New Zealand troops in the field—Ammunition, extra transport, &c. 15,735,000 0 0 ,037,151 4 4 1,365,279 9 9 ,369,720 10 a Less credits* Postage, telegrams, telephones, &c, and preparing war-news cables for despatch to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, and cable charges thereon— Postage, &c. — Samoa Egypt United Kingdom.. . . . . v . New Zealand Other places Preparing war-news cables in High Commissioner's Office and cable charges thereon Less credits 2,084 6 10 26,663 .18 II 85,377 15 4 166,861 7 5 605 13 11 7,363 1 2 288,956 3 7 18,563 5 3 Prisoners of war— Expenses at— Motuihi Island Narrow Neck Somes Island .. .. .. • .. Eeatherston Samoa Ripa island Escape and capture Escorting and other expenses, including repatriation of aliens Payment to General Post Office to reimburse stamp credit, Somes Island Less credits 42,539 16 4 7,867 19 II 54,067 16 9 11,639 8 9 760 15 3 1,451 15 10 4,429 0 11 7,625 12 7 270,392 18 2 10 0 130,384 16 4 1,602 0 2 Pukoora Farm Less credits .. .. 128,782 16 2 6,039 2 5 2,109 3 1 Proportion damages by New Zealand troops during riots at Isinailia, Egypt 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 Egypt Less credits 3,929 19 4 0,589 3 9 78,203 18 10 63,775 10 6 46,877 11 2 16,369 6 10 11,435 9 0 191 17 1 238,488 3 5 455,341 16 10 217,126 1 II Rations— Samoa Egypt United Kingdom New Zealand 64,712 1 5 207,172 11 6 1,055,870 13 0 1,540.840 17 7 238,215 14 11 Less credits 2,868,596 3 6 478,519 18 9 2,390,076 4 9 150 0 0 Refund to Wairarapa Patriotic Association, proportion proceeds of sale, Officers' Club building, Eeatherston Sale of surplus military stores — Credits for cash received with orders Less refunds where goods could not be supplied 173,808 5 2 32,270 17 6 Expenses in connection with sale of surplus stores Superannuation paid by Government on. behalf of Civil servants serving with the Expeditionary Force— Public Service Fund Government Railways Fund Teachers' Fund Or. 141,537 7 8 9,608 16 1 69,803 10 9 48,044 18 2 13,583 3 0 131,431 11 11 976 11 8 Less credits 130,455 0 3 * For amount refunded by War Office and remitted to New Zealanc in excess oi actual cost of maintenance of troops in Held, £615,279 Us. i)c [, £760,000; and amoui i nt rcdebitcd to War O ffico account advances I.