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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— continued. , Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931 — continued. Cr. By Rent of quarters and buildings, light, and water — £ s. d. £ s. d. General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,073 6 1 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 868 14 2 Central Command .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. 571 12 0 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,669 11 1 5,183 3 4 Grazing rights on rifle ranges and reserves— General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 16 8 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 17 10 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,032 17 11 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 614 17 0 1,798 9 5 Fines—Territorials and Cadets .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9130 Sale of war trophies .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 0 Excess of expenditure over income carried down— General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 91,576 6 6 Northern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,586 611 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24,147 15 6 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,342 7 8 ■ 165,652 16 7 £172,645 12 4 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest on capital— £ s. d. £ s. d. General Headquarters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105,941 11 11 Northern command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,450 13 3 Central Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31,966 5 0 Southern Command .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,617 5 4 209,975 16 6 £209,975 15 6 NOTE. —The Revenue Accounts include charges for rent assessed by the Public Works and Justice Departments and for interest on capital for which the Department has no parliamentary appropriation.

Territorial Forces Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931.

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Ge qu r |?rt2r d " Northern. Ceotral. Southern. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Administrative charges per head of trainees (Terri- 117 0 250 118 7 114 11 3 16 5 torials and Cadets), excluding non-effective services and interest on capital Cost of assistance to Rifle Clubs per head of member .. 23 10 307 313 2 18 2

Northern Command. Central Command. Southern Command. Total. ■ Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. .. 12,050 11 11 13,268 0 0 11,491 3 1 36,809 15 0 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. .. 7,229 11 8 3,695 15 11 7,385 18 6 18,311 6 1 Medical examination, attendance, hospital charges, 22 03 346 906 34 53 medicine, &c. Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, telegrams, 606 4 0 599 6 2 638 13 9 1,844 3 11 telephones, repairs, cleaning, laundering, &c. Maintenance and hire of drill-halls, offices, buildings, 413 8 8 594 19 11 174 15 6 1,183 4 1 parade-grounds, rifle ranges, boat-sheds, launches, and camps Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 364 14 0 351 19 7 636 1 4 1,352 14 11 Regimental and bands funds grants, and engraving medals 93 10 8 16 19 0 50 9 4 160 19 0 and trophies Subsidies to officers'clubs .. .. .. .. 37 10 0 61 9 2 125 0 0 223 19 2 Hire and maintenance of horses .. .. .. 76 84 22 511 1895 117 38 Travelling allowances and expenses, rail, steamer, tram, 1,381 2 11 932 4 8 1,271 3 8 3,584 11 3 motor, and ferry fares, freights and cartage, and motorlicense fees Stores, lost, stolen, destroyed, *c, now written off .. 252 9 1 185 17 6 151 0 1 589 6 8 22,527 11 6 19,732 2 4 21,951 15 2 64,211 9 0 To Excess of expenditure over income brought down .. 22,527 11 6 19,732 2 4 21,95115 2 64,211 9 0 Interest on capital at i\ per cent. .. .. .. 6,405 IS 10 6,840 2 11 7,502 16 5 20,838 18 2 29,023 10 4 26,572 5 3 29,454 11 7 85,050 7 2 Cost per head of Territorials — Excluding Headquarters administrative expenses and 9130 750 9 10 3 8 14 5 interest on capital Including Headquarters administrative expenses .. 13 15 0 11 0 7 13 2 2 12 10 10 Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. By Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 22;527 11 6 19,732 2 4 21,95115 2 64,211 9 0 22,527 11 6 19,732 2 4 j 21,951 15 2 64,211 9 0 By Excess of expenditure over income after charging interest ' 29,023 10 4 26,572 5 3 29,454 11 7 85,050 7 2 on capital i = = ■- i i ■ -■—■