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B. —1 [PT. IV SUP. TO 1928].

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

I Headquarters Northern. Central. j Southern. Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay military, civil, and Territorial .. .. 46,219 12 6 9,810 10 6 9,243 19 4 9,966 0 7 75,240 2 11 Grants for rifle shooting and purchase and engrav- 838 2 0 342 2 0 336 16 0 316 8 0 1,833 8 0 ing medals Medical examinations, attendance, and hospital 413 1 0 49 1 6 97 17 3 68 5 10 628 5 7 charges Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, tele- j 4,539 7 4 468 14 8 451 15 1 441 7 6 5,901 4 7 grams, telephones, repairs, and cleaning Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, offices and 1 7,250 0 8 2,100 10 9 1,799 5 11 1,906 12 4 13,056 9 8 buildings, parade-grounds, boat-sheds, and launches { Compensation for sickness and accidents, and ! 1,015 0 11 .. .. .. 1,015 0 11 funeral-expenses Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. 0 6 11 293 9 8 118 12 1 346 10 10 758 19 6 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water.. ... 2,643 9 8 209 1 2 422 3 5 275 19 5 3,550 13 8 Courts of inquiry and legal expenses .. .. 24 9 7 .. .. .. 24 9 7 Travelling allowances and expenses, removal ex- 10,046 13 2 2,166 5 11 1,572 7 4 1,987 12 1 15,772 18 6 penses, rail, steamer, tram, coach, and ferry fares, freights and cartage Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. 212 15 8 .. 88 19 3 .. 301 14 11 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 8,240 1 11 6,121 1.0 0 2,039 14 8 1,514 8 9 17,915 15 4 Use of Defence vessel for training purposes, &c. 116 0 0 .. 16 0 0 .. 132 0 0 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing 11,393 16 7 .. .. .. 11,393 16 7 training abroad Expenses in connection with wireless installations 64 10 7 3 13 0 .. 27 19 6 96 3 1 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 26 5 0 6 5 0 .. 32 10 0 Grants towards Y.M.C.A. secretaries at Territorial j 300 0 0 .. .. j .. 300 0 0 Camps j 1 Difference between book value and depreciation 1 10 10 0 .. .. .. 10 10 0 reserve, Te Puke rifle-range lease abandoned Rifle Glubs and National Rifle Association. Proportion of pay of military staff .. .. 58 3 5 250 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 808 3 5 Railway fares .. .. .. .. 1,024 16 0 57 5 8 209 15 1 85 5 3 1,377 2 0 Small-arms ammunition issued free and at less j 773 16 8 452 19 4 3,279 7 0 3,420 15 0 7,926 If 0 than cost Rent of buildings at Trentham Camp .. 26 16 0 .. .. .. 26 16 0 Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. 2 3 4 6 13 0 5 11 6 33 2 4 47 10 2 Grant to National Rifle Association .. .. 1,000 0 0 .. .. .. 1,000 0 0 Non-effective Services. Compassionate allowance to widow of deceased 325 0 0 .. .. .. 325 0 0 officer Contribution to pensions of Imperial non-com- | 133 10 7 .. .. .. 133 10 7 missioned officers on loan Grants to officers and other ranks equivalent to 1,101 0 4 .. .. .. 1,101 0 4 retiring and accrued leave Grants to widows of deceased members of Per- 369 16 5 .. .. .. 369 16 5 manent Forces equivalent to retiring and accrued leave Pay, N.Z. Expeditionary Force .. .. 3811 .. ' .. .. 3811 Pay, Government House orderly .. .. 375 3 0 .. .. .. 375 3 0 Printing N.Z. Expeditionary Forces Record .. 570 0 0 .. .. .. 570 0 0 University fees, ex Duntroon College Cadets .. 58 8 2 .. .. .. 58 8 2 Disposals Depot—Loss on realization of obsolete 3,03777 .. .. .. 3,03777 and renovated stores Depreciation on— j Buildings .. .. .. .. I 1,851 3 3 4,653 1 6 2,236 5 11 2,893 12 9 11,634 3 5 Photostat .. .. ■ . .. 15 0 0 .. .. .. 15 0 0 Libraries .. .. . . . . 33 10 9 3 2 6 4 13 9 5 18 4 47 5 4 Wireless installations .. .. .. 77 14 9 41 8 1 .. 14 11 5 133 14 3 Furniture .. .. . . 636 9 7 68 8 4 159 17 3 104 17 3 969 12 5 Power machinery, Trentham - . .. 158 10 3 .. .. .. 158 10 3 104,959 17 6 27,124 2 7 22,339 5 10 23,659 7 2 j 178,082 13 1 ~ __ " To Excess of expenditure over income brought down 101,638 18 2 26,478 11 1 20,880 2 5 21,749 4 2 170,746 15 10 Interest on capital at 4 per cent. .. .. 11,067 10 8 15,879 3 11 8,410 15 2 9,292 3 11 44,649 13 8 112,706 8 10 42,357 15 0 29,290 17 7 31,041 8 1 215,396 9 6