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The following table and notes show the difference between the amounts voted in 1925-26 and the estimated expenditure for 1926—27 : —■

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I T7«timafpa AmOUllt Item. i iQOA o? 8 ' voted, Remarks. ! iyzt) " z7 - 1925-26. 1 ..L . £ * £ Full pay, wages, allowances, extra pay, &c. .. 236,360 194,800 Increase due to bearing H.M.S. " Diomede " for whole year. Administration, Admiralty, on account of pay- 400 400 ment of allotments, remittances paid in I England, sale of British postal orders, British stamps, &c. Victualling, clothing, implements, and mess- 64,250 48,287 Increase due to bearing H.M.S. " Diomede " for traps whole year. Medical services .. .. .. .. j 2,550 2,425 Repairs, alterations, docking, &c. .. .. 8,400 9,000 Fuel and lighting (including freight of coal) .. 50,900 73,220 Oil fuel not so costly as last year. Stores .. .. .. .. .. 46,380 54,500 Reserve of stores included in last year's estimates. Works .. .. .. .. .. 10,582 24,900 Oil-tanks have been completed. Reserves .. . . .. .. 5,345 4,220 Increase of numbers to be enrolled. Miscellaneous effective services .. .. 36,817 31,427 " Diomede" borne for whole year Non-effective services .. .. .. 96,990 30,640 " Diomede" borne for whole year. Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure 1,000 1,000 incidental to other items of vote (part recoverable) Gross totals .. .. . 559,974 474,819 Credits.. .. .. .. 25,967 25,737 Net totals .. . . .. £534,007 £449,082