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NAVAL DEFENCE. Statement of Receipts and Payments eor the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. Payments. Recoveries on account of pay, &c.— £ s. d. By Full pay and wages—• £ s. d. Pay, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,939 1 4 Administrative staff .. .. .. 2,834 13 5 Clothing .. .. .. .. 4,779 4 2 Officers and ships'companies .. .. 128,777 311 Victualling .. .. .. 3,869 4 2 Charges for and incidental to— Admiralty, on account of coal—Coal to Administration expenses of allotments .. 178 10 0 Imperial sloops .. .. .. 8,340 12 8 Moneys due to Admiralty, remittances, &c. .. 25 18 0 Sale of stores .. .. .. 1,797 16 1 Clothing, Implement, and Victualling AccountsRent .. .. .. .. 47 2 9 Clothing purchases .. .. .. .. 5,322 3 3 Contingencies-—Pay and prize money (Im- Kit-upkeep allowance .. .. .. 5,527 14 8 perial) .. .. .. .. 3,716 5 7 Purchase of mess-traps .. .. .. 470 18 6 Miscellaneous other sources— Leave allowance .. .. .. .. 2,681 12 9 Moneys due to Admiralty— Victualling of personnel .. .. .. 20,855 18 0 Postal orders .. .. .. 237 0 0 Medical services—■ Unpaid postage .. .. .. 3 18 0 Dental treatment ashore .. .. .. 351 4 0 Recoveries — Medical examination of recruits .. .. 151 3 0 Purchase of mess-traps . . . . 12 9 5 Medical treatment ashore .. .. .. 771 4 9 Leave allowance .. .. .. 11 12 0 Stores, medical .. .. .. .. 434 10 9 Medical treatment ashore .. .. 41 17 0 Repairs, alterations, docking, &c.— Oiler R.F.A. "Nucula" .. .. 14 2 2 H.M.S. " Chatham. .. .. .. 176 9 9 New Zealand Reserves .. .. 2 10 0 H.M.S. " Dunedin" .. .. .. 637 19 7 Advertising, &c. .. .. .. 2 8 0 H.M.S. " Philomel" .. .. .. 783 14 7 Freight, &c. .. .. .. 660 19 7 Contribution for priority use of Calliope Dock .. 5,000 0 0 Passages, &c. .. .. .. 143 14 11 Removal of machinery from H.M.S. " Philomel " 30 7 6 Postages, &c. .. .. .. 66 1 7 Fuel and lighting, coal and oil fuel, &c.' — Printing and stationery .. .. 4 11 3 H.M.S. " Chatham".. .. .. .. 3,337 18 6 Telephone services .. .. .. 015 1 H.M.S. " Dunedin" .. .. .. 17,788 19 2 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 013 4 Hire oiler R.F.A. " Nucula" .. .. .. 17,731 11 9 Deferred pay .. .. .. 25 0 4 H.M.S. " Philomel" ... ... .. 1,823 8 6 Net issues from Treasury .. .. 283,365 6 0 Coal, Auckland and Suva .. .. .. 16,574 19 9 Gas for Navy Office and Devonport .. .. 43 3 7 Supply of electricity to ships and buildings .. 62 5 6 Stores—Naval engineers, torpedo, &c. .. .. 17,485 811 Works — Alterations to magazines .. .. .. 32 0 4 Emergency sick-quarters .. . . .. 8 5 3 Erection of naval store .. .. .. 1,569 4 5 Erection of two oil-tanks .. .. .. 11,312 13 8 Maintenance of dockyard, plant, and buildings .. 114 19 4 Upkeep and improvement, recreation-ground .. 2 10 Purchase of land for expansion .. .. .. 1,010 9 6 New Zealand Reserves— Medical examination, pay, retainers, and travellingexpenses .. .. .. .. .. 1,362 1 2 Miscellaneous effective services— Advertising, books, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,100 7 2 Allowance in lieu of quarters .. .. .. 437 18 7 Bonuses to recruiters .. .. .. .. 46 0 0 Cleaning Navy Office .. .. .. .. 39 6 8 Compensation for injuries, &c. .. .. .. 1,041 4 0 Freight, insurance, &c. .. .. .. .. 5,211 11 10 Gunnery and Torpedo Efficiency Fund . . .. 65 14 2 Office fittings .. .. .. .. .. 211 3 9 Passages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 6,145 0 0 Playing harmonium at Divine service .. .. 8 5 0 Postages, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 572 18 11 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 340 15 3 Rebate of duty to officers .. .. .. 15 0 2 Rent of Navy Office and storerooms .. .. 411 15 3 Telephone services .. .. .. .. 161 16 11 Training Service Fund .. .. .. . . 73 19 0 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. .. * 7 18 0 Miscellaneous non-effective services— Deferred pay, including pension contribution .. 25,944 8 7 National health insurance to Admiralty .. .. 175 1 5 Rebate of income-tax .. .. .. .. 121 7 6 Contingencies and unforeseen expenditure— Sums recoverable from Admiralty on account of pay, &c. 1,503 17 2 Prize-money, Imperial .. .. .. .. 1,130 10 0 Exchange on currency .. .. .. .. 16128 Cash found in effects .. .. .. .. 213 0 Administration charges on coal .. .. .. 17 0 0 Unauthorized No. 147 —Deferred pay .. .. 9 3 8 £310,082 5 5 | £310,082 5 5 22nd May, 1925. Reginald Butcher, Naval Secretary. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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