B—7 [Pt. I]

DETAILS OF ESTIMATES FOR THE

ARMY DEPARTMENT— continued

(а) Increase due to expenditure on items previously charged to War Expenses Account. (б) Additional sums required to meet expenses of staff previously charged to War Expenses Account. (c) Expenditure under this item previously charged to War Expenses Account. (d) Additional provision required to meet expenditure previously charged to War Expenses Account.

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1946-47. Y 0 TE —ARMY—continued 1947-48. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. VI —Repairs, Maintenance, and Rents £ £ £ Maintenance of camps, magazines, and fortifications (a)160,000 160,000 80,802 Maintenance of drill-halls, offices, &c. (a) 40,000 10,000 13,593 Eent of offices 50,000 50,000 51,484 Repairs M.T. vehicles and equipment 8,000 15,000 13,004 Repairs, ordnance stores, and equipment £ 7,000 5,000 7,730 X Works expenditure .. .. 201,000 Other expenditure.. .. .. 64,000 265,000 Total —Subdivision No. VI 265,000 240,000 166,613 Subdivision No. VII —Transport Air fares and freights 2,000 500 515 Expenses of officers travelling overseas 1,500 . . Horses : purchase, maintenance, and hire 100 100 Licence fees, motor-vehicles and drivers 5,000 1,000 ' 2,180 Motor cars and cycles : hire and mileage 400 200 217 Rail fares and freights 90,000 70,000 73,656 Sea freights and charges 25,000 15,000 17,127 Steamer fares 12,000 1,000 1,349 Tram and car fares 3,200 200 218 Transfer and removal expenses 1,000 1,000 458 Travelling allowances 10,000 1,000 1,535 Travelling expenses 2,000 1,000 665 Total—Subdivision No. VII 6)152,200 91,000 97,920 Subdivision No. VIII —Miscellaneous Services Advertising : recruiting campaign, &c. (c) 5,000 Army Education and Welfare Services d)10,000 5,000 4,967 Compassionate grants to widows of deceased officers 200 Compensation for accidents, sickness, &c. 1,000 2,000 "2,067