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Table No. 4 WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT Statement showing the Net Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1948, compared with the Year ended 31st March, 1947

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Year ended Year ended 31st March, 31st March, Increase. Decrease. 1947. 1948. Navy— £ £ £ £ Pay and allowances 896,878 62,465 834,413 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing 206,013 4,104 201,909 War and other stores 1,565,143 61,561 1,503.582 Medical services 19,041 1,101 17,940 Educational and vocational services Or. 78 78 Land, buildings, and ships 435,536 2,002,569 1,567,033 Docking, repairs, maintenance, and rent . 453,880 76,716 377,164 Transport 42,224 87,121 Miscellaneous effective services .. 22,095 8,603 13,492 Non-effective services 258,108 11,855 246,253 Army— Pay and allowances 3,985,961 2,271,198 1,567,111 3,281,874 4,930,783 1,489,397 3,441,386 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing 441,132 2,869 438,263' War and other stores 3,495,590 3,589,408 93,818 Medical services 506,183 118,724 387,459 Educational and vocational services 4,841 824 4,017 Land, buildings, and fortifications 189,257 189,257 Repairs, maintenance, and rent 45,150 45,150 Transport Miscellaneous effective services 827,595 363,807 463,788 101,536 9,024 92,512 Non-effective services 4,106 10,144 6,038 AirPay and allowances 10,546,173 5,584,197 99,850 5,061,832 1,458,183 257,541 1,200,642 Accommodation, victualling, and clothing 390,705 51,901 338,804 War and other stores 237,909 123,158 114,751 Medical services 43,975 228 43,747 Educational and vocational services 408 408 Land, aerodromes, and other buildings 212,492 .'4,004 208,488 .Repairs, maintenance, and rent 39,692 154,547 144,855 Transport 137,087 29,360 107,727 Miscellaneous effective services 26,921 64,163 37,242 Non-effective services 55,888 960 54,928 Ancillary— Primary producers' subsidies 2,603,260 685,862 152,097 2,069,495 Or. 9,702 668,063 677,765 Stabilization subsidies 21,324 21,324 Promotion and expansion of industry 207,744 150,022 57,722 E.P.S. and other security measures 106,868 4.280 102,588 Services for Armed Forces (recoverable) Cr. 1,087,158 Or. 844; 826 242,332 Reserve stocks, indents, and manufactured goods Cr. 472,111 Or. 710,132 238,021 (recoverable) Soldiers' financial assistance, patriotic, and similar grants Bulk purchase and sales by Food Controller 3,632 54,647 51,015 560,780 Cr. 536,844 1,097,624 National Service Department .. UNRRA 3,612,000 41.4,091 3,197,909 Miscellaneous (recoverable in part and whole) 334,412 353,654 i'j,242 Miscellaneous (non-recoverable) 2,381,087 38,016 2,343,071 5,658,876 Cr. 409,029 990,354 7,058,259 Rehabilitation advances, &c. 4,742,478 5,148,443 405,965 Reciprocal aid : Reverse lend-lease 1,249,865 1,249,865 Gratuities 1,776,596 1,049,796 726,800 Gift of food to Britain 1,072,964 1,072,964 Gift to British Government as part of cost of World 12,500,000 12,500,000 War II Allied military currency repaid to Allied financial 56,511 56..5U agency Loss on devaluation Occupation Currencies .. : 63,359 63,359 Transfer to Loans Redemption Account 3,500,000 3,300,000 200,000 . . 24,898,414 9,561,598 469,324 15,806,140 ' , • S 3,278,742 33,277,600 ■ 3,278,742 Total 47,692,684 17,693,826 29,998,858