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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Dr. £ s. d, Or. £ s. d. To Pay, military and civil .. .. .. .. 46,816 510 By Rent of houses, quarters, drill-halls and Grants for rifle meeting and purchase and engraving of offices, and interest on mortgage .. 4,307 15 5 medals .. .. ~ ~ . . 671 1.7 0 Departmental rental value of buildings Medical examination, attendance, and hospital charges. . 186 7 8 occupied .. .. .. 36,132 2 9 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, repairs, and Grazing-rights on rifle ranges .. 1,182 13 10 washing .. .. .. .. 4,707 15 4 Sale of canteen rights .. .. 7 0 0 Maintenance, repairs and hire of drill-halls, offices and Receipts for electric current .. 454 3 6 buildings, grounds boat-sheds and launches (including Fines, Territorials and Cadets .. 65 14 8 departmental rental value of buildings occupied) .. 26,607 11 1 Excess of expenditure over income Compensation and special allowances, guards of honour, (carried down) .. .. .. 87,475 I) (i and funeral expenses .. .. .. .. 40 6 9 Cost and upkeep of targets and rifle ranges .. .. 295 7 10 Rations, fuel, light, and water .. .. .. 2,220 0 2 Courts of inquiry, and rewards to the Police Force .. 9 15 4 Travelling-expenses, railway and steamer fares, freights and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 8,782 4 9 Horse-hire, and maintenance of horses .. .. 307 13 7 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. .. 5,755 10 7 Use of vessels for Defence purposes .. .. .. 452 10 0 Pay, passages, and expenses of officers and Cadets abroad on duty .. .. .. .. ~ 6,473 9 7 Expenses in connection with wireless sets .. .. 84 13 2 Refunds of Customs duty .. .. .. .. 126 1 10 Reward for proficiency in languages (Hindustani) .. 13 10 0 National Rifle Association. Pay (military) of Staff on loan for annual meeting .. 50 0 6 Small-arms ammunition supplied .. .. .. 660 17 2 Contribution towards railway fares .. .. .. 326 II 7 Repairs and upkeep of targets and rifle ranges .. 149 7 3 Departmental rental value of buildings occupied and electric light supplied .. .. .. .. 30 3 0 Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. 45 1 9 Itijle Clubs. Share of pay of military staffs .. .. .. 750 0 0 Railway fares .. .. .. .. .. 286 6 7 Small-arms ammunition issued at less than cost price .. 5,129 18 4 Cost and upkeep of targets and maintenance of rifle ranges .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 2 11 Bent of departmental buildings .. .. .. 281 16 I Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. 102 1 3 Non-effective Services. Pay of officers, non-commissioned officers, and men on retirement .. .. .. .. .. 7,787 5 9 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late Captain E. C. Dovey .. .. .. .. 200 0 0 Grant to Miss Hester MacLean . . .. .. 250 0 0 Compensation Miss M. D. McKay .. .. .. 126 2 6 Grant towards pageant .. . . .. .. 200 0 (I Payment to Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Avery for special work 58 12 7 Salary, H. L. Jenkins, leave, on retirement .. .. 418 4 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Buildings .. .. .. 9.061 14 4 Libraries .. .. .. 30 6 0 Wireless sets .. .. .. 123 1 2 Furniture .. .. .. 375 12 3 9,590 13 9 £129,624 19 8 £129,624 19 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 87,475 9 6 By Excess of expenditure over income Loss of values in repricing Ordnance stocks in accordance after charging interest on capital .. 221,993 16 6 with War Office rates .. .. .. .. 40,000 0 0 Loss on realization of buildings sold in the Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. 2,804 0 I Interest on capital, one year, on £ s. d. £2,756,245 Bs. 3d. at 4J per oent. 124,031 o 10 Less amount transferred to — Aviation Revenue £ s. d. Aooount .. 518 II o " Lady Roberts " Revenue Account 135 0 0 " Janie Scddon " Revenue Account 168 6 3 Ordnance Revenue Account .. 31,494 16 8 32,316 13 II 91,714 6 11 £221,993 16 6 • £221,993 16 6

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