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DEFENCE DEPARTMENT—continued. Aviation Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1936. !)i\ £ s. d. Cr. £ s * '^■ Pay, military and civil staff .. .. . ■ 29,483 811 Fees under Air Navigation Act, 1931 .. .. 437 8 0 Advertising, printing, stationery, postages, tele- Rents received .. .. '"J * ° grams, and telephones .. .. 714 510 Excess of expenditure over income carried down 109,5bb 15 i Travelling allowances and expenses, transport, freight and cartage .. • • • • 6,698 8 1 Expenses of officer undergoing training abroad .. 884 22 Expenses and upkeep of aircraft, stores, clothing, &c. .. .. .. •• 24,262 17 11 Income - tax on royalties on Handley-Page slot device .. .. .. •• ■■ 1,340 12 6 Refresher courses, expenses of, including pay, rations,■ transport, and oil and spirit consumed 3,966 11 1 Medical expenses and compensation .. .. 395 9 7 Maintenance of aerodromes, buildings, &c. .. 1,703 16 11 New Zealand's proportion, expenses of International Commission for Air Navigation .. 191 6 11 Services of manufacturers' experts in assembling aeroplanes .. .. • • • • 691 0 0 Uniform outfit and upkeep allowances .. . • 836 16 1 Aeroplanes crashed and written off .. .. 3,205 98 Stores lost, broken, damaged, &c., and written off 138 8 6 Funeral expenses .. .. •. ■ • 44 6 6 Civil aviation — Grants to aero clubs .. . • . • 4,470 0 0 Landing-grounds, expenses incidental to .. 6,890 15 4 Proportion of pay of administrative staff .. 1, 453 8 7 Search for missing airman .. .. . • 239 8 1 Meteorological services .. . • 1,971 0 0 Depreciation on— Buildings .. . • • • • • 4,025 12 2 Furniture •• •• •• 53 6 5 Aircraft, &c. .. .. . • •• 17,142 14 7 £110,803 5 10 £110,803 5 10 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 109,566 15 1 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest on capital .. .. .. •• 14,755 14 8 interest on capital .. .. . ■ 124,322 9 9 £124,322 9 9 £124,322 9 9 Army Ordnance Stores Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1936. Cr. £ s. d. 2)»-. £ s. d. Hire of stores .. .. • • • • 70 14 6 Pay, military and civil .. .. .. 24,227 310 Excess of expenditure over income carried down 92,520 1 6 Medical fees .. .. .. • • 32 16 6 Advertising, printing, stationery, postage, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering . . .. .. • • 861 16 11 Maintenance buildings, lighting, fuel, water, &c. 2,853 7 6 Travelling allowances and expenses, removals, transport, freight cartage .. .. . - 6,503 18 1.1 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 559 19 1 Loss on unserviceable S.A.A. sold for breaking up 50,376 16 11 Loss on sale of surplus stores written off .. 5,496 6 6 Stores lost, broken, &c., written off .. .. 255 711 Depreciation— Buildings .. .. .. •• 1,223 12 0 Motor-vehicles .. .. • • ■ • 199 9 II £92,590 16 0 £92,590 16 0 —~ £ s. d. * . £ s. d. Excess of expenditure over income brought down 92,520 1 6 Excess of expenditure over income after charging Interest oil capital .. .. .. .. 72,761 3 8 interest on capital.. .. .. .. 165,281 5 2 £165,281 5 2 £165,281 5 2

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