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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account eor the Year ended 31st March, 1929 —continued. Cr. By Rent of quarters and buildings, light, and water — £ s. d. £ s. d. General Headquartt rs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,942 8 8 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 696 17 7 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 388 16 3 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,394 17 5 5,422 19 11 Grazing-rights on rifle ranges and reserves— General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 16 8 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 19 4 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 886 1 4 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 406 8 2 1,529 5 6 Purchase of discharge s .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Fines, Territorial and Cadets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 9 3 Sale of old gun-shed at Port Chalmers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Use of Permanent horses for Territorial Camps, &c. — Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,172 15 0 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,013 18 7 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,526 12 0 3,713 5 7 Assets of defunct Volunteer Corps (Defence Amendment Act, 1912) .. .. .. .. .. 217 3 1 Net profit on sale of renovated clothing, &c., at Disposals Depot .. .. .. .. .. 512 4 11 Excess of expenditure over income, carried down— General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 92,791 4 8 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,040 17 0 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,268 6 4 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,139 3 1 166,239 11 1 £177,870 19 4 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106,211 16 0 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,614 210 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,126 3 7 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,1.64 12 1 211,116 14 6 £211,116 14 6 Note. —The Revenue Accounts include charges for rent assessed by the Public Works Department and for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.

Territorial Forces Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

• Northern. Central. Southern. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 30,150 16 10 23,148 0 4 24,222 18 4 77,521 15 6 Clothing, stores, and ammunition, including amounts 20,404 1 6 17,161 5 5 16,458 4 2 54,023 11 1 written off by Boards of Survey Medical examination, attendance, hospital charges, 274 18 6 219 14 3 232 13 5 727 6 2 medicine, &c. Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, tele- 989 0 10 1,786 5 10 1,143 16 3 3,919 2 11 phones, repairs, cleaning, laundering, &c. Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, offices, buildings, 658 17 5 1,062 0 10 719 4 2 2,440 2 5 parade-grounds, boat-sheds, launches, and camps Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 6 0 0 8 12 6 .. 14 12 6 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 5,839 13 1 5,155 18 6* 5,010 3 6 16,005 15 1 Regimental and bands funds grants .. .. .. 840 17 2 961 13 7 1,111 11 2 2,914 1 11 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 87 10 0 150 0 0 290 0 0 Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. .. 1,219 19 6 1,079 5 1 1,428 3 9 3,727 8 4 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, 7,452 5 3 6,929 10 11 7,450 8 8 2.1,832 4 10 coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage Use of Defence vessel towing targets, &c. .. . - .. 183 0 0 .. 183 0 0 67,889 0 1 57,782 17 3 57,927 3 5 183,599 0 9 To excess of expenditure over income brought down .. 67,889 0 1 57,782 17 3 57,927 3 5 183,599 0 9 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. .. .. 6,844 13 10 6,433 10 7 7,589 3 6 20,867 7 11 74,733 13 11 64,216 7 10 65,516 6 11 204,466 8 8 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 67,889 0 1 57,782 17 3 57,927 3 5 183,599 0 9 67,889 0 1 57,782 17 3 57,927 3 5 183,599 0 9 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest 74,733 13 11 64,216 7 10 65,516 6 11 204,466 8 8