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B. —1 [PT. IV],

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

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General Head- Northern Central Southern Total quarters. j Command. Command. Command. Dr. * 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. , 41,459 4 2 9,444 1 1 13,904 10 2 10,833 1 11 75,640 17 4 Grants for rifle shooting and purchase and engrav- j 729 70 31000 309 6 6 296 9 0 1,645 2 6 ing medals Medical examination, attendance, and hospital 85 11 0 200 19 0 370 4 7 298 7 2 955 1 9 charges Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, tele- 4,768 12 1 1,204 9 9 586 3 4 1,123 7 3 7,682 12 5 grams, telephones, repairs, and cleaning Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, offices and 1,709 6 9 3,296 0 8 2,799 19 5 2,452 12 1 10,257 18 11 buildings, parade - grounds, boat - sheds, and launches Compensation for sickness and accidents .. 14 5 8 188 11 6 347 8 6 332 19 4 883 5 0 Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 222 17 1 194 7 7 107 0 10 524 5 6 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water.. .. 2,534 7 4 1,121 19 6 706 2 10 1,395 17 0 5,758 6 8 Courts of inquiry and legal expenses .. .. 1610 6111 .. 313 6 26 57 Travelling allowances and expenses, removal ex- 9,484 5 6 3,554 18 8 1,734 14 6 2,668 17 7 17,442 16 3 penses, rail, steamer, tram, coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. 442 11 3 381 3 6 211 18 8 475 14 4 1,511 7 9 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 12,891 9 5 547 17 11 263 9 7 241 2 6 13,943 19 5 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing 9,590 16 7 .. .. .. 9,590 16 7 training abroad Expenses short-wave wireless installation .. 423 14 6 .. .. .. 423 14 6 Grants towards Y.M.C.A. secretaries at Territorial .. 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 300 0 0 camps Worn-out stores written off by Boards of Survey 2,610 12 9 .. .. .. 2,610 12 9 Rifle Clubs and National Rifle Association. Proportion of pay of military staff .. .. 73 17 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 823 17 0 Railway fares .. .. .. .. 491 19 10 111 0 10 143 3 4 84 16 11 831 0 11 Small-arms ammunition issued free and at less 873 0 0 602 11 6 2,959 15 5 3,369 3 0 7,804 9 11 than cost Maintenance of buildings and ranges, Trentham 39 120 50 00 125 00 150 00 364 12 0 Camp and commands Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. 13 8 0 0 8 2 7 2 11 43 13 1 64 12 2 Grant to National Rifle Association (annual 1,000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 meeting) Grant towards expenses of team of riflemen to 250 0 0 .. .. .. 250 0 0 Australia Non-effective Services. Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased 95 16 3 .. .. .. 95 16 3 officer Contribution to pensions of Imperial non-com- 87 18 3 .. .. .. 87 18 3 missioned officers on loan Expenses in connection with injuries sustained 120 196 .. .. .. 120 196 by civilian by shell explosion at Foxton beach Funeral expenses .. .. .. • • 42 19 9 .. .. .. 42 19 9 Grants to officers and other ranks, equivalent to 1,814811 .. .. .. 1,814811 retiring and accrued leave Grants to widows of deceased members, equiva- 213135 .. .. .. 213135 lent to annual and accrued leave Pay, N.Z. Expeditionary Force .. .. 12 18 9 .. .. .. 12 18 9 Pay, Government House orderly ' .. .. 374 2 6 .. .. .. 374 2 6 Printing N.Z. Expeditionary Forces Record .. 93 14 2 .. .. .. 93 14 2 Refund to War Office of proceeds of sale of unused 298 9 3 .. .. .. 298 9 3 silver war-badges University fees, ex Duntroon College Cadets .. 550 .. .. .. 550 Depreciation on— Buildings .. .. .. .. 1,425 9 9 5,226 15 4 2,113 1 2 2,874 15 0 11,640 1 3 Photostat .. .. .. . • 15 0 0 .. .. .. 15 0 0 Libraries .. .. .. .. 34 17 3 2 19 5 4 11 3 6 3 1 48 11 0 Furniture .. .. .. .. 632 12 8 253 3 11 426 2 9 359 7 1 1,671 6 5 Power machinery, Trentham .. .. 1,000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 95,770 7 3 27,076 8 11 27,557 2 6 27,467 0 8 177,870 19 4 To Excess of expenditure over income brought down 92,791 4 8 25,040 17 0 25,268 6 4 23,139 3 1 166,239 11 1 Interest on capital at 4J- per cent. .. .. 13,420 11 4 13,573 5 10 8,857 17 3 9,025 9 0 44,877 3 5 106,211 16 0 38,614 2 10 34,126 3 7 32,164 12 1 211,116 14 6