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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1935.

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General Head- Northern Centra] Southern quarters. Command. Command. Command. iotal. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Pay, military, civil, and Territorial .. .. 31,180 10 2 7,600 12 2 7,104 0 2 5,317 4 7 51,202 7 1 Grants for rifle shooting, entry fees for competi- 72 13 7 3 2 3 .. .. 75 15 10 tions, and pur chase and engiaving of medals, &c. Medical examinations, attention, and hospital 357 8 6 10 15 6 54 4 8 42 11 9 465 0 5 charges Advertising, office expenses, printing, stationery, 923 7 10 421 15 4 196 3 3 201 17 2 1,743 3 7 postage, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering Hire and maintenance of drill-halls, offices, build- 985 18 I 2,165 13 8 1,740 15 6 1,014 .14 8 5,907 1 11 ings, parade-grounds, camps, rifle-ranges, boatsheds, &o. Compensation for sickness and accidents due to 15 8 0 .. 3 15 8 .. 19 3 8 military service Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water.. .. 1,287 6 1 670 13 8 147 16 1 723 15 6 2,829 11 4 Legal expenses and Courts of inquiry .. .. 169 3 0 .. 5 19 0 .. 175 2 0 Travelling allowances and expenses, removal ex- 3,279 2 1 1,219 9 6 646 1 6 1,375 6 6 6,519 19 7 penses ; rail, steamer, tram, motor, and ferry fares ; freights, cartage, and motor licenses Horses, hire and maintenance of .. .. 839 16 3 232 9 10 171 5 7 143 16 2 1,387 7 10 Horses, died or destroyed and written off .. .. 34 0 8 18 0 0 45 2 0 97 2 8 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 10,630 8 7 336 0 2 209 2 7 204 7 1 11,379 18 5 Stores lost, broken, destroyed, &c., and written off 1 5 1 2 14 6 ... 3 17 2 7 16 9 Rents irrecoverable written off .. .. 37 10 0 .. 5 0 0 17 1 5 59 11 5 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing 3,717 19 6 .. .. .. 3,717 19 6 training abroad Rifle clubs—• Proportion of pay of military staff .. .. 36 7 1 250 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 786 7 1 Rail fares .. .. .. .. .. 17 19 3 90 13 9 33 2 2 141 15 2 Small-arms ammunition issued free and at less 622 18 4 1,583 1 8 4,370 1 7 5,427 7 4 12,003 8 11 than eost Proportion of cost of maintenance of ranges and 2 14 0 50 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 0 327 14 0 buildings used 3 Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. 23 2 9 36 4 7 57 8 8 116 16 0 Non-effective services— Contribution to pensions of Imperial non-com- 23 16 0 .. .. .. 23 16 0 missioned officers on loan Overpaid war gratuity written off .. .. 18 6 0 .. .. .. 18 6 0 Expenses of visit of Sir Maurice Hankey and 21703 .. .. .. 21703 party Depreciation on— ■ Buildings .. .. .. .. 851 18 0 5,809 1 5 1,960 15 9 3,054 3 9 11,675 18 11 Libraries .. .. .. .. 39 16 9 5 9 8 1 10 9 11 1 3 57 18 5 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 145 1 3 .. .. .. 145 1 3 Furniture .. .. .. .. 531 9 10 253 15 5 364 10 11 333 5 1 1,483 1 3 55,987 4 3 20,689 17 5 17,501 1 4 18,406 2 3 112,584 5 3 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 54,953 1 7 18,247 15 3 13,268 7 4 14,257 14 8 100,726 18 10 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 10,871 1§, 0 13,000 4 8 7,091 14 10 7,657 16 3 38,621 10 9 65,824 16 7 31,247 19 11 20,360 2 2 21,915 10 11 139,348 9 7