EXPENSIVE HOSPITAL SHIPS.
A return laid before Parliament yesterday shows that the cost to i\ew Zealand of the hospital ships lUarama and Maheno up till March 31 last was £485,237. The fitting up, provisioning, and repairs to tne Maheno total .£44,901. Other items include hire £.67.318, maintenance (including total and stores purchased) £37,973; pay of staff £22,925; crew £2,757—t0ta1, The Marama's expenditure amounted to £485,237, made up thus: Fitting and provisioning in New Zealand, £88,494 ; hire, £76,361; maintenance, £30.711; pay staff, £25,685; crew, £23,722. The expenditure of money from private sources total £40,311, leaving a balance of £8892 in hand. The Government provided and maintained the ships, but private subscriptions provided voluntary workers and medical equipment,
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3337, 5 September 1917, Page 3
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