ITEMS IN ESTIMATES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16007, 27 August 1915, Page 9

ITEMS IN ESTIMATES.

VARIOUS WAR EXPENSES. I GRANTS AND ADVANCES i i pIY TELEGRAPH-— SPEITAL , OIUtESPONDEST."; i Weujncion, Thursday. I I he following are among the items which : appear in the Estimates of the Financial I Statement .— ! Pay,, towards cost of reinsuring ituneral benefits of members of friendly ; societies sM-vinj} with expedaionarv , forees. £1800. . Advances to New Zealanders "stranded" :n I'.ngland. consequent on the war £300 , Contribution towards funds of New Zealand War Cor.tinr.ent Association in London for wounded and invalided New Zealanders. £500. . Salary, allowances and expenses of offi<:al war correspondent. £1000. Relief to enemv aliens. £200 Ditlerence between ordinary and special railway fares for members of expeditionary torces at l'rentliam. £1500. Expenses in connection with the N, w Zealand Hospital Ship. £250. Customs charges „„ gifts sent by soldiers, sailors or nurses on active service abroad, and on the effects of such persons, £7500. Customs .barges on goods donated for uiitis.h or allies" poor, £100. Customs charges on' goods donated for the use of the Expeditionary Force, £100. Stolen by the Germans. In the Post and Telegraph Estimates there is one item of £24. representing cash taken by tile Hermans at Fanning Island. b Under the Territorial Act the following items appear :— * Supply of,union etc.. f or territorial force £19,300: uniforms for senior cadets £6625; rations, £20,000; transport of troops. £22.000. Assistance towards races, drainage, and waterworks on goldtieMs. £1000. Bonus for mineral oil. £2500 I »V rant to New Zealand Academy of Fine I Arts (Wellington). £600. : H< vat ion of -raves in historical cemet teries £100: renovation of graves of soldier* killed in Maori War, £550 ; grant to Victoria League, Auckland, towards cost oi soldiers' memorial. £750. Establishment of historical collection re£soo early lliSto,T of New Zealand£soo. Miscellaneous Grants. Grants for Phmket nurses £2700medical and pursing aid to Maoris (exclusive of salaries). £3000: expenses in connection with Maori epidemic of 1913 £1200 : medical 6ervire at Rarotonga! Contribution to Veterans/ Home. Auckland, £500. Expenses in connection with the Trade of Empire Royal Commission £2044 £800 *° British Antarctic Expedition. £000. Seddon Memorial. £1000. Stat. sawmills expenses. Kakahi. £16.000: Ohakune. £650: Pi ,a £4500 • Mamaku. £10.000. ' ' £20.000: Liverpool ™ lin ? «P""'• £100.000. • KX l tn - r - Prison Farm expenses. £1500 Rewards and expenses for the .suppression of sly-grog selling. £750. San Francisco Exhibition. £8000. Subsidy on steam service via. San Fran- *''"' £12.500: suhsidv on steam service via \ ancouver. £10.