WAR EXPENDITURE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 881, 6 December 1916, Page 3

WAR EXPENDITURE.

~•— , NEW ZEALAND'S SHARE. OVER TWELVE MILLIONS. Prest Association. WELLINGTON, December 5. J he statement of the Dominion's war expenditure from the outbreak of hostilities up to September 30 shows a total of £12,400,5G9, the principal items being:—

£? y • ; £5,390,113 transport 2,69fi>77 ;<P"l>ment 1,190 49 I ;? ul,0,,s •• •:,. (558,875 C.nnips, recruiting 339 391 I'orugc iJ27~7r{ Hospital .ships ' 2(F>'817 Home defence 'j [\ 220510 Purchase of horses 20o!313 Advertising, printing, and office equipment 32 "^l Canteens ,, j 5'773 Clerical assistant;;- .. .. .'_ \\ tJidicd (n eluding equipment for Held and oilier hospitals, ainbulances, comforts, etc.) 230 091 Postages and telegrams (including war news cables) 37 772 Prisoners of war .. .. " \[ 3(Y>39 Mechanical transport ' 19*014 Superannuation paid by Government on behalf of Civil Servants, teachers, and railwaymen with the Forces 23 229 Travelling expenses, allowances!! "ii'322 Administration of Samoa (recoverable from Sanioan Adniinistration) 272 Allowances to wives of Imperial soldiers y j j Commission of Inquiry 1005 Deposits for allotments paid through Post Ollicc in England 30,050 Discharged Soldiers' Information Department 1,690 Distribution of war news and casualty telegrams in New Zea I '" u ' 100,000 1'ieight tor relief produce for Britain and Belgium G56 Donations transferred, and refunded gag (Jrant to Colonel K. Heaton Rhodes and secretary (>2!) firants to regimental fund .. .. 2,0!)9 Grants to Soldiers' Hostel .. .. 1,000 i'riendly Society insurance death benefits (ball-cost) 1,050 Maintenance of enemy subjects . . 77 Military Supplies Purchase OHice 1,970 Relief purposes 21 Recruiting Board .. .. ., .',' 2,771 War bonus 1,051 Belgian relief 51)1.18 Now Zealand relief l.ffj Appropriation Act, lift I, section 25 20,000