137

8.—7

Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued.

18— B. 7.

Number of Persons. Item. I 1924-25. I VOTE No. 30.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— contd. I 1924 25. Subdivision No. XT — Purchases, Maintenance, and Training —continued. £ Maintenance and Training— continued. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Pay and allowances Pay of caretakers of drill-halls and rifle ranges Postages Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion Regimental District and Area Rifle Meetings Regimental and cadet bands grant Regimental Funds grant Rifle ranges and targets, maintenance of Scavenging, cleaning, and washing Subsidies for the purpose of providing military instruction at Officers' Clubs Telegraph charges Telephone services Tram, coach, and ferry fares Transport— Motor-vehicles, hire of Rail fares and freights Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. Steamer fares Transfer and removal expenses Travelling-allowances Travelling-expenses Uniform allowance to members of the Permanent and Territorial Forces Water Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision 21,014 2,004 1,380 2,004 1,872 2,496 720 204 555 276 720 1,008 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 1,200 15,393 7,008 1,207 840 5,508 1,500 60 61 6,120 372 75 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end ot vote) — £ Ammunition "... ... 5,100 Clothing ... ... 4,250 Hire of Defence vessels ... 1,050 Ordnance stores ... ... 5,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 2,000 17,400 Total — Subdivision No. XI 215,57 Subdivision No. XII. — Aviation. 62 Pay— 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 Captains: 1 at £570, 1 at £500, 1 at £455 ... 1 Hon. Lieutenant 1 Sergeant at 18s. 4d. per diem 1 Sergeant Mechanic at 16s. lid. per diem 1 Sergeant Fitter at 15s. 3d. per diem ... 1 Corporal at 16s. 2d. per diem (for 6 months only) 2 Artificers : 1 at 14s. 4d., 1 at 14s. per diem 2 Cadets at £133 (1 for 9 months only) ... 1 Caretaker 1 Storeman at lis. 8d. (for 9 months only) per diem 1,525 345 335 309 279 148 517 233 217 158 14 Additional amount required for service pay 4,066 6 Less deduction under Public Expenditure Adjustment Act 4,072 193 3,879'