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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued. Territorial Forces Revenue Account tor the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s . d. Cr. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 79,747 15 8 By Rent of drill-halls .. .. 698 17 6 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. .. 57,313 12 9 Grazing-rights on rifle ranges .. 454 811 Medical examinations, attendance, and hospital charges 978 5 5 Excess of expenditure over income 193,442 10 2 Grants for rifle shooting .. .. .. .. 21 15 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering .. 1,399 3 5 Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, ofßees, buildings, parade-grounds, boat-sheds, launches, camps, and departmental rental value of buildings occupied .. 13,399 16 0 Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 25 11 2 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 15,405 11 2 Regimental and bands funds grants .. .. 2,223 19 7 Subsidies to officers clubs .. .. .. .. 212 6 5 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage .. 20,443 11 8 Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. .. 3,234 13 11 Maintenance of wireless installations .. .. 15 6 3 Depreciation on— £ s. d. Furniture .. .. .. 118 8 7 Wireless installations .. .. 55 19 7 174 8 2 £194,595 16 7 £194,595 16 7 Cadet Forces Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. dTo Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 38,099 17 6 By Rent of drill-halls .. .. 550 3 6 Clothing, stores, and ammunitfon .. .. .. 30,477 19 9 Grazing-rights on rifle ranges .. 483 10 8 Medical examinations, attendance, and hospital charges 33 12 6 Excess of expenditure over income 88,830 4 9 Grants for rifle shooting .. .. .. .. 20 12 6 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering .. 1,127 8 4 Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, buildings, offices, parade-grounds, boat-sheds, launches, camps, and departmental rental value of buildings occupied .. 7,337 15 2 Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 16 11 10 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 3,765 611 Regimental and bands funds grants .. .. .. 1,056 12 3 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 165 3 7 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage .. 7,483 16 2 Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. .. 9 13 6 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. .. 269 8 11 £89,863 18 11 £89,863 18 11 Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Pay, military and civil .. .. .. .. 38,593 9 3 By Hire of stores .. .. .. 1,086 1 7 Medical examinations, attendance, and hospital charges 24 2 11 Excess of expenditure over income Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, repairs, (carried down) .. .. 45,894 14 8 cleaning, and laundering.. .. .. .. 633 18 9 Rental value of buildings occupied .. .. .. 1,476 15 8 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 764 II 4 Maintenance and hire of horses .. .. .. 2 13 0 Travelling allowances and expenses, fares, freights, and cartage .. .. .. .. .. 3,354 6 4 Clothing and stores consumed .. .. .. 1,874 13 10 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. .. 256 5 2 £46,980 16 3 £46,980 16 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 45,894 14 8 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital, on £2,243,248 4s. Id. at 4J per cent. 100,946 3 4 after charging interest .. .. 146,840 18 0 £146,840 18 0 £146,840 18 0 " Janie Seddon " Launch Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d To Pay of crew (including overtime) .. .. .. 1,694 17 9 By Hire of vessel .. .. .. 1,540 9 0 Deck, engine-room, and miscellaneous stores .. .. 215 14 10 Towing targets, &c. .. .. 295 10 0 Fuel and water .. .. .. . . .. 300 19 1 Excess of expenditure over income Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, &c. .. .. . . 589 13 4 (carried down) .. .. .. 1,140 7 0 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. .. 17510 £2,976 6 0 £2,976 6 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 1,140 7 0 By Excess of expenditure over income Interest on capital, on £3,724 at 4J per cent. .. .. 167 11 7 after charging interest on capital .. 1,307 18 7 £1,307 18 7 £1,307 18 7

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