B.—l [PT. IV SUP. TO 1928].

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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT —continued. Cadet Forces Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928.

Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Pay, military and civil .. .. 39,034 5 2 By Hire of stores .. .. .. .. 320 8 2 Medical examinations, attendance, and hospital Excess of expenditure over income, carried charges .. .. .. .. 52 13 0 down .. .. .. .. .. 44,479 12 11 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, &c. 598 8 7 Maintenance of buildings .. .. .. 48 4 4 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. 746 18 1 Maintenance and hire of horses .. .. 5 0 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, removals, fares, freights, and cartage .. .. 2,642 15 0 Clothing, stores, and ammunition consumed .. 738 9 10 Depreciation on—• £ s. d. Furniture .. .. 136 2 5 Buildings .. .. 806 4 2 942 6 7 £44,809 1 1 £44,809 1 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 44,479 12 11 By Excess of expenditure over income after Interest on capital (£2,060,830 13s. 5d.) at 4J charging interest .. .. .. 137,217 0 6 percent. .. .. .. .. 92,737 7 7 £137,217 0 6 £137,217 0 6 " Janie Seddon " Launch Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Dr. £ s. d. Gr. £ s. d. To Pay of crew (including overtime) .. .. 2,029 110 By Hire of vessel .. , .. .. .. 2,701 9 2 Deck, engine-room, and miscellaneous stores .. 177 8 2 Towing targets and transporting Territorials .. 363 0 0 Fuel and water .. .. .. .. 394 18 4 Maintenance, repairs, slip dues, survey, &e. .. 208 15 10 License fees .. .. .. .. 21 0 0 Depreciation on vessel .. .. .. 223 9 6 Balance carried down .. .. .. 9 15 6 £3,064 9 2 £3,064 9 2 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on £3,724 lis. lOd. at 4£ per cent. .. 167 12 1 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 915 6 Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital .. .. 157 16 7 £167 12 1 £167 12 1

—— j Northern. Central. Southern. j Total. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 9,219 8 3 11,751 10 0 12,713 13 10 33,684 12 1 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. .. 7,795 13 11 6,437 18 3 10,744 4 1 24,977 16 3 Medical examinations, attendance, hospital charges, 27 14 9 92 14 6 0 16 5 121 5 8 medicine, &c. Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, 500 19 6 553 5 2 783 17 2 1,838 1 10 telephones, repairs, cleaning, laundering, &c. Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, buildings, offices, 425 6 3 473 19 1 324 17 9 1,224 3 1 parade-grounds, boat-sheds, launches, camps, &c. Maintenance of rifle ranges and targets .. .. 13173 67164 .. 81 137 Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 916 12 9 1,069 18 4 794 2 3 2,780 13 4 Regimental and bands funds grants .. .. .. 322 18 2 357 2 6 585 5 0 1,265 5 8 Subsidies to officers' clubs .. .. .. .. 52 10 0 75 12 6 156 5 0 284 7 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, 2,010 5 9 2,335 10 7 2,1'40 9 5 6,486 5 9 coach, and ferry fares, freights, and cartage Horse-hire and maintenance of horses .. .. 5119 30 11 8 1 526 41 5 11 Depreciation on furniture .. .. .. .. 118 16 8 176 7 10 225 2 5 520 6 11 21,409 15 0 23,422 6 9 28,473 15 10 73,305 17 7 To Excess of expenditure over income, brought down .. 21,409 15 0 23,422 6 9 28,473 15 10 73,305 17 7 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. .. .. 1,553 17 11 2,132 19 6 2,635 0 1 6,321 17 6 22,963 12 11 25,555 6 3 31,108 15 11 79,627 15 1 Gr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 21,409 15 0 23,422 6 9 28,473 15 10 73,305 17 7 21,409 15 0 23,422 6 9 28,473 15 10 73,305 17 7 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging 22,963 12 11 25,555 6 3 31,108 15 11 79,627 15 1 interest on capital — ■— -= , T -