WAR MILLIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12748, 18 September 1919, Page 4

WAR MILLIONS.

WHERE THEY WEKT. . [From Our Correspondent.] WET JHK6TOX, September 1?. The Minister of Defence tabled.yesterday', comment, a. detailed return or^ Hew Zealand’s war - expenditure to march 31 last, which shows a, total of £62,636,720, The principal items ftra ■— T Camps, including concentrating and camps in Egypt, Samoa, and England 815,119 Eojnpmw.it. ~. . , , , , 4,331,640 Jiorue di-ience, including guarding wharves. cables, etc. . . ! 389,441 Hospital ship Mahcao . . , . 487.336 Hospital ship Manama . ... 611,607 Hospitals m iWa- Zealand and £m£ „ la ’ n 'l 825,754 Expenses of a&niiii storing Military Ser.’ice Act. ... 7 . . 286,751 National Efficiency Board, administrative expenses .... 15,861 Munitions and Supplies Depa.it£n«V. administration . , . 13.640 Pay ant! aUowaaoes .... 25,072,625 Payment to IVar OSke per capita for maintenance, ammunition, equipment. and extra, transport, for Yew Zealand tro.-ns in nsld 15,735,000 Expenses prisoners of war in S.imoa. and New Zealand . , 103,030 Purcaaso of horses .... 213,720 Rations _ . . - . . . . 2 539 SXO Soldiers Financial Assistance „ Board “ , 219.055 Transports and fares . . 1,512,700 Charte.r, hire and re-conditioning ' of vessels chartered . . 7 4.916,607 Charges and espouses cf raising ’ ’ loans .... 658 746 tis charged Soldiers’ Informs fieri Department . . , . , ;0,673 Superannuation paid on account Public Servants in Forces ‘ . 108.697 Commi sziovs of Inquiry . . . 6 048