PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION (DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE OF £12,273, UNDER ITEM FOR).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1891 Session II, H-55

H.—55

Sess. 11.—1891. NEW ZEALAND.

PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION (DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE OF £12,273, UNDER ITEM FOR).

Betarn to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 15th July, 1891. Ordered, " That a return giving details of the expenditure of £12,273, under the item on Volunteer vote, of 'Purchase of Arms and Ammunition,' stating, in case of stores ordered from England, the dates on which orders were forwarded, and the dates on which payments were made ; and specifying what stores were ordered for issue on payment to Volunteers, and the amounts received, be laid on the table of this House."—(Hon. Captain Russell.)

Return giving Details of Expenditure of £12,273, under the Item on Volunteer Vote, of Purchase of Arms and Ammunition, stating, in case of Stores ordered from England, the Dates on which Orders were forwarded, and the Dates on which Payments were made; and specifying what Stores were ordered for Issue on Payment to Volunteers, and the Amounts received.

ltHd. By Authority : Geobge Didsbuby, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9l.

Defence Office, 21st July, 1891. A. Hume, Lieut.-Colonel, Acting Under-Secretary for Defence. Approximate Goat of Taper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,200 copies), _1 2s. 6d.

Stores. Number. Stores ordered frorji England. Expenditure. To whom 1890-91. Date Date issued, of of Order. Payment. Recoveries. Cash Stoppages Free Issue, received, ~ from ifton-cn Capitation, row vi. 1890-91. Snider ball-ammuni-tion Martini-Henry ammunition Morris-tube ammunition Morris-tube ammunition Martini-Henry rifles 1,719,010 £ s. d. *7,717 1 2 Volunteers £ s. a. £ s. a. 354 0 0 £ s. a. 2,224 18 2 125,000 437 0 1 27/2/89 13/6/90 83 15 0 275 0 0 100,000 104 7 6 30/12/89 13/6/90 [ 11 4 0 10 16 0 100,000 105 0 0 21/7/90 9/3/91 1,888 13 5 Morris tubes Targets Swords Drums Gunpowder! 250 250 1 50 28 2 4 11,2001b. 4,0001b. 11,2001b. 11,2001b. 653 1 11 649 14 6 4 6 7 54 10 10 127 5 0 1 19 0 16 18 0 569 13 7 179 0 0 448 0 0 448 0 0 31 6 1 34 0 6 141 18 5 11/2/89 1/7/89 29/5/90 30/9/89 5/9/90 9/4/89 25/6/89 25/6/89 25/6/89 30/9/89 13/6/90 13/6/90 19/3/91 2/9/90 19/3/91 13/9/90 11/9/90 13/10/90 13/10/90 11/9/90 Volunteers Volunteers 16 18 0 1-134 15 0 J 127" 5 O Spare parts of rifles Testing ammunition Work done by Imperial factories Bepairs to arms, &e. Sword-knots Freight, &o. 95 6 7 13 2 6 441 0 5 17/7/89 17/12/90 173" 5 9 12,272 13 2 2,078 17 2 583 14 0 2,637 14 2 * Net price. bmmunition, and cannoi This is paic be shown a; for by Messrs. a recovery. liitney id Co., bei: ig deducted f] :om their monthly accounts f< ir Snider ball