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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued.

oi N p™. Item ' 1931-32. VOTE No. 26.—DEFENCE DEPARTMENT— contcL. 1931-32. £ £ Subdivision No. X.—Purchases, Buildings, Maintenance, and Training—continued. Maintenance and Tbaining—continued. 43 Prizes for rifle shooting for Dominion, Regimental District, and Area Rifle Meetings, and entrance fees for Imperial Challenge Shield Competition 36 44 Rifle ranges and targets, maintenance of ... 200 45 Scavenging, cleaning, and washing ... ... 100 46 Telephone services, including installation, extensions, maintenance, rent, and calls ... ... 1,000 Transport— 47 Motor-vehicles, hire of ... ... ... 500 48 Eail fares and freights ... .. ... 8,885 49 Shipping charges, freights, cartage, &c. ... 2,000 50 Steamer fares ... ... ... 350 51 Tram, coach, and ferry fares ... ... 1,000 52 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 1,000 53 Travelling - allowances and fares of Presidents of Territorial Associations attending meetings in connection with training scheme ... ... 50 54 Travelling-allowances . . ... ... 1,500 55 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... 500 56 Uniform allowance to members of the Permanent and Territorial Forces ... ... ... 3,500 57 Water ... ... ... 400 58 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of this subdivision ... 25 Estimated fcredits-m-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Ammunition, heavy gun ... 1,150 Ammunition, small arms ... 4,000 Clothing ... ... 2,000 Hire of Defence vessels ... 2,000 Ordnance stores ... ... 10,890 Rent, Stratford Drill-hall ... 130 Sale of horses ... ... 100 Miscellaneous ... ... 859 21,129 Total —Subdivision No. X ... 77,761 Subdivision No. XI.—Non-effective Services. Charges fob and incidental to — 59 Contribution towards pension of Imperial officers and non-commissioned officers on loan to New Zealand 100 60 Expenses in connection with injuries to John Shortt, sustained by detonation of unexploded shell at Foxton ... ... ... 25 61 Funeral expenses ... ... ... 20 62 Grants to members of the New Zealand Military Forces in lieu of accrued and retiring leave on retirement or discharge ... ... ... 300 63 Refund of Customs duty on band uniforms, Southern Artillery ... ... ... 85 1 64 Staff Sergeant-Major—-Government House Orderly... 345 Total —Subdivision No. XI ... — 875