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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued.

ofpetm. Item - 1925-26. VOTE No. 28.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—contd. 1925-26. ! Subdivision No. XI.—Purchases, Maintenance, and £ £ Training—continued. Maintenance and Training— 21 ! Advertising, office requisites, photographs, books, newspapers, training manuals, and other publications ... ... ... 2,154 22 Allowance for upkeep of Government bicycles ... 100 23 Camps, maintenance of Burnham, Trentham, Featherston, Ngaruawahia, Narrow Neck, and general ... ... ... 6,000 24 Compensation in respect of accidents and sickness . . 750 25 Courts of inquiry, expenses in connection with ... 12 26 Drill-halls, offices, and buildings (maintenance of, including building material, stores, insurance, inspection of machinery, and insurance of halls let to the public) ... ... ... 5,898 27 j Efficiency fees, skill at arms ... ... 12 28 J Engraving medals, trophies, prizes, &c., including pay of Medal Engraver ... ... ... 325 29 Fuel ... ... ... 144 30 j Grant to cover fees and text-books in connection with an officer attending University for a course in advanced physics in the interests of the Department 25 31 Hire of launches ... ... ... 216 32 Horse-hire and provision of horses ... ... 5,196 33 Horses, permanent maintenance of ... ... 144 34 Law-costs ... ... ... 48 35 Libraries ... ... ... 72 36 License fees for all motor-vehicles and drivers ... 25 37 Lighting ... ... .. 2,200 38 Maintenance of "Janie Seddon," including cost of fuel, stores, and other charges (exclusive of wages) 576 39 Medical fees for examination of officers and trainees 756 40 ! Medicine, medical stores, and attendance, including veterinary medicines ... ... ... 360 41 Offices, rent of, also hire of buildings and parade grounds for drills .. ... ... 3,008 42 Ordnance stores and miscellaneous equipment, repairs to ... ... ... 150 43 Pay and allowances of Territorials attending camps (including casual civilian labour at camps) ... 32,204 44 Pay of caretakers of drill-halls and rifle ranges ... J 1,308 45 Postages . . ... ... j 1,660 46 Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion Regimental District and Area Rifle Meetings ... ... I 1,800 47 Regimental and cadet bands grant .... 1,608 48 Regimental Funds grant ... ... ... j 1,668 49 Rifle ranges and targets, maintenance of ... 720 50 Scavenging, leaning, and washing ... ... 144 51 Subsidies for the purpose of providing military in- j struction at Officers' Clubs ... ... 555 52 Telegraph charges ... ... ... 120 53 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... 1,215 54 Tram, coach, and ferry fares ... ... 1,800 Transport— 55 Motor-vehicles, hire of ... ... ... 1,800 56 Rail fares and freights ... ... ... 17,626 57 Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. ... 7,008 58 Steamer fares ... ... ... 1,260 59 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 840 60 Travelling-allowances ... ... ... 5,508 61 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 1,800 62 Uniform allowance to members of the Permanent and Territorial Forces ... ... ... 6,400