COST OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3003, 14 February 1917, Page 7

COST OF WAR

NEARLY FIFTEEN MILLIONS TO , . DECEMBER 31. A return haa been prepared by tho Department of Defence for tho Defence Minister (Sir James Allen) of the expenditure in connection with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces since tho beginning of the war to December 31 last. The amounts linder tho various headings are as under (shillings and ■pence, being omitted);— . ' £ Advertising, office equipment, etc., • . <13,(163 Canteens on transports , 7,208 Camps—Expenses of (including recruiting) 445,945 Clerical assistance . 75,073 Equipment 1,722,303 Forage 283,589 Home dcfence ,-. 234,460 Hospital Ship Mahono ........ : 172,085 Hospital Ship Marama ...... • 142,465 Mechanical transport 19,829 Medical (including fees, equip 1 ment for ho'spitals, 0tc.)... 282,653 Pay and allowances 6,687,289 Postage, telegrams, etc. ... 42,297 Prisoners of war 44,514 Purchase of horses ..v.... 206,039 Rations 744,953 Superannuation paid by Gov- ; ernment on behalf ,of Civil Servants, teachers, and raiU . way servants serving with the Forces 30,295 Transport of troops (including ( charter of steamers, ' etc.) : 3,111,754 Travelling ■ expenses and allowances—:..... \7JjB4 'Administrative, fomoa .......' 272 Commissions of Inquiry 1,065 . Deposit, for allotments paid in United' Kingdom ......... ' 59,650. 'Allowances to wives and Imperial soldiers, etc., .residing in New Zealand ...... 1,028 Discharged Soldiers'lnforma-1 tion Department expenses 2,482 Distribution of war news i and casualty telegrams in . New Zealand : 160,000 Freight of Great Britain and Belgium Relief Produco ... 657 Donations refunded and transferred 889 Grants to regimental funds 2,699 Grants to soldiers' hostels London £1500, N.Z. £1000 2,500. Half cost of reinsurance of death benefits of members of Friendly Societies serving with the Forces 6,574 Maintenance of indigont ene- , ray subjects in N.Z. 78 ■N.Z. military supplies purchase— office 1 expenses ...... 2,633 Relief purposes in N.Z 21 Recruiting and Military Service Boards —Expenses 5,239 War Bonus of Military Staff 5,083 . Total £14,557,177 Expenditure wider Sec. 6 of Public Revenue Amendment Act, 1915—Relief purposes —Belgium 50,<139 New Zealand 136 'Appropriation Act, 1914 20,000 Grand Total £14,627,752