WAR EXPENDITURE.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15766, 6 December 1916, Page 6

WAR EXPENDITURE.

NEW ZEALAND'S SHARE

(rRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, December 5. The statement of tho Dominion's war expenditure from the outbreak of hostilities up to September 30th, shows a total cf £12,400,569, the principal items being:— £ Tay •• •• •• 5,396,113 Transport .. •• >• 2,696,277 Equipment • • • • 1,430,494 Rations • • • • 658,875 Camps, rccruiting .. •• 339,331 Forage •• •• 327,713 Hospital ships .. •• 265,817 Homo defenco ■ • • • 226,510 Purchase of horeoa .. 200,313 Advertising, printing, and office equipment 32.251 Cantcena 5,773 Clerical assistance . ■ •. 56,33G Medical (including equipment for field and other hospitals, ambulances, comforts, etc.).. 236,091 Postages and telegrams, including war naws cables •. 37,772 Prisoners of war • - • • 34,53!) Mechanical transport ■ ■ 19.014 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf cf Civil Servants, teachera, and railwayman with tho forces .. 23,229 Travelling expenses, allowances G. 322 Administration of Samoa (recoverable from Sumoan Administration) .. 272 Allowances to wlvce of Imperial soldiers .. .. 744 Commission of Enquiry. 1,065 LVpcoite for allotments paid through Post Office in England 36.650 Discharged Soldiers' Information Department .. .. 1,690 Distribution of war news and casualty telegrams in New Zealand •• 160,000 Freight cm relief produce for Britain and Belgium .. 656 Donations transferred and refunded ... 889 Grant to Colonel R. Heaton Rhodes and secretary 929 Grants to regimental fund .. 2,699 Grants to Soldiers' Hootel .. 1,000 Friendly Society insurance death benefits (half coat) .. 4,056 Maintenance of enemy subjects 77 Military Supplier Purchase ■ Office .. .. 1,979 Rslief purposes .. .. 21 Reoruitinj Board .. .. 2.771 War_ bonus .. .. 1,651 Belgian relief .. .. 50,438 New Zealand Telief 136 ApDropriation Act. 1914, section 25 .. .. .. 20,000 THE REVENUE. —. « ' INCREASE OF £1,324,479 FOR THE EIGHT MONTHS. (pbess association telegram.) "WELLINGTON, December 5. The revenue of thei Dominion for the month of November totalled £1,35*,734, an increase of £349,163 as compared with November, 1915. Some of the departmental contributions are: — £ Customs .. 358,819 Stamp® and death duties .. 140,770 Poet and Telegraph .. 21,087 Land tax .. 347,548 Income tax .. .. 11.977 Beer duty 10,981 Railways 374,100 Registration and other fees 7,372 Marine 4,213 Miscellaneous 17,099 Territorial 4,765 The total for the eight months of the financial year is £8,399,452 an increaso of £1,324.479 over tho corresponding period of last financial year.