B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1937.

DEFENCE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters General Activities Revenue Account for Year ended 31st March, 1937.

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Genera] Head- Northern Centra] j Southern Total quarters. Command. Command. j Command. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pay, military, civil, and territorial .. .. 32,034 2 2 14,823 3 7 11,515 3 2 6,490 13 6 64,863 2 5 Grants for rifle shooting, entry fees for competitors, 93 72 35 30 ... 456 132 15 8 and purchase and engraving of medals, &c. Medical examinations, attention, and hospital charges 218 8 6 125 11 7 140 10 6 33 11 6 518 2 1 Advertising, office'expenses, printing, stationery, post- 1,267 18 4 635 4 1 289 17 6 274 10 6 2,467 10 5 age, telegrams, telephones, repairs, cleaning, and laundering Hire and maintenance of drill-halls, offices, buildings, 943 17 5 2,461 16 5 1,414 7 8 2,068 9 1 6,888 10 7 parade-grounds, camps, rifle ranges, boat-sheds, &c. Compensation for sickness and accidents due to 62 1 7 55 3 3 57 17 9 .. 175 2 7 military service Rations, forage, fuel, light, and water .. .. 1,717 18 8 1,089 10 7 259 14 5 896 17 8 3,964 1 4 Legal expenses and Courts of inquiry .. .. 34 2 2 .. .. .. 34 2 2 Travelling allowances and expenses, [removal expenses, 2,545 10 2 1,603 0 11 1,097 14 3 1,087 5 3 6,333 10 7 rail, steamer, train, motor, and ferry fares, freights, cartage, and motor licenses Horses, hire and maintenance .. .. .. 23 10 3 217 2 0 220 13 9 168 3 3 629 9 3 Horses died or destroyed and written off .. .. .. 91 0 0 80 6 2 1.32 18 4 304 4 6 Clothing, stores, and ammunition .. .. 6,888 5 11 314 18 7 619 11 9 125 0 1 7,947 16 4 Stores lost, broken, destroyed, and written off .. 27 13 9 12 3 2 I 13 4 .. 41 10 3 Stores, obsolete, reduction in book value . . .. 4,509 14 10 .. .. .. 4,509 14 10 Rents irrecoverable and written off .. .. .. 39 7 9 7 13 2 24 13 10 71 14 9 Allowances and expenses of officers undergoing train- 6,731 0 8 .. .. .. 6,731 0 8 ing abroad Rifle Clubs. Proportion pay of military staff.. .. .. 37 16 7 250 0 0 250 0 0 250 0 0 787 16 7 Rail fares . . .. .. .. .. .. 25 2 9 80 18 4 0 16 10 106 17 11 Small-arms ammunition issued free and at less than 846 0 0 1,497 17 0 4,196 19 10 4,513 16 1 11,054 12 11 cost Proportion cost of maintenance of ranges and build- 6 6 0 50 0 0 125 0 0 150 0 0 331 6 0 ings used « Miscellaneous charges .. .. .. .. .. 24 2 3 18 1 7 57 2 9 99 6 7 Non-effective Services. Contributions to pensions of Imperial officers and 144 6 8 .. .. . . 144 6 8 N.C.O.'s on loan Funeral expenses . . .. .. .. .. 25 4 0 .. . . 25 4 0 Depreciation on — Buildings .. .. .. .. 883 16 9 6,619 13 5 2,881 0 1 3,036 3 6 13,420 13 9 Libraries .. . . . . .. 40 10 0 5 14 7 1 14 4 11 3 4 59 2 3 Motor-vehicles .. .. .. .. 158 10 9 1,396 1 11 1,699 8 11 .. 3,254 1 7 Furniture .. . . .. . . 112 16 5 241 15 7 372 9 1 95 4 10 822 5 11 59,327 14 9 31,638 16 5 25,330 15 7 19,420 15 10 135,718 2 7 Balance brought down.. .. .. .. 58,969 5 1 29,897 19 5 21,148 12 11 16,084 6 6 126,100 3 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 13,496 15 0 11,910 8 2 7,217 2 3 5,686 13 11 38,310 19 4 72,466 0 1 41,808 7 7 28,365 15 2 21,771 0 5 164,411 3 3