WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FROM BEGINNING OF WAR TO 31st MARCH, 1916.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, B-04

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WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FROM BEGINNING OF WAR TO 31st MARCH, 1916.

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War Expenses Account. — Statement of Expenditure from Beginning of War to 31st March, 1916.

Amount. Item. To 31st March, 1915. To 31st March, 1916. Total to 31st March. 191(5. ■*"■ Expenditure under Section 8 of Public Revenues Ac t, 1914 ( War Purposes) — Advertising, printing, office equipment, &c. Canteens Camps, expenses of (including recruiting) Clerical assistance Equipment (including purchase of boots, clothing, G.S. wagons, am-munition-carts, &c. i* s. d. 4,223 2 5 25,492 1 0 23,982 5 2 £ s. d. 16,316 5 1 Qr. 6,675 16 0 279,754 9 4 £ s. d. 20,539 7 6 18,816 5 0 303,736 14 6 4,401 15 10 276,389 2 2 24,299 4 10 717,264 10 6 28,701 0 8 993,653 12 8 Forage ... Home defence (forts, harbour patrols, examination of steamers, guarding cables, wireless stations, railway picquets, censors) Hospital ship " Maheno " ... Hospital ship " Marama "... Mechanical transport Medical (including fees, equipment for hospitals, field hospitals and ambulances, surgical instruments, comforts, &c.) 46,662 2 5 120,021 12 7 182,230 8 7 73,648 0 2 228,892 11 0 193,669 12 9 6,395 6 1 17,791 13 7 84,793 0 9 45,133 3 4 8,337 10 3 87,717 13 8 84,793 0 9 45,133 3 4 14,732 16 4 105,509 7 3 Pay Postage and telegrams (including preparing war-news cables for despatch to New Zealand from United Kingdom and cable charges thereon) Prisoners of war ... Purchase of horses, and expenses incidental thereto Rations 584,988 5 11 2,585 13 11 2,525,066 0 1 21,819 13 11 3,110,054 6 0 24,405 7 10 7,873 5 7 107,221 6 4 15,755 14 8 88,856 5 7 23,629 0 3 196,077 11 11 135,877 15 4 325,678 1 0 461,555 16 4 Carried forward ... ...I 1,363,905 8 4 4,496,670 1 9 5,853,899 14

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Amount. Item. To 31st March, 1915. To 31st Maroh, 1916. Amount. Total to 31st Maroh, 1916. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward ... ... 1,363,905 8 4 4,496,670 1 9 Expenditure under Section 8 of Public Revenues Act, 1914 (War Pitrposes) —continued. Superannuation paid by Government 2,423 17 0 11,388 1 8 on behalf of Civil servants with Expeditionary Force Supplies Board of Advice ... ... ... 790 16 4 Transport of troops (including charter 816,603 14 10 1,037,638 13 0 of steamers, meals and fares of men travelling to join, freight, cartage, &c.) Travelling-expenses, &c. ... ... 2,122 18 4 2,629 14 7 Administrative, Samoa (recoverable 1,955 13 9 Cr. 1,210 3 10 from Samoan Administration) Allowances to wives of Imperial ... 481 14 7 soldiers in New Zealand Commissions of Inquiry ... ... ... 1,010 6 10 Deposit for allotments paid through ... 7,400 0 0 post-offices of United Kingdom Discharged Soldiers Information ... 760 16 1 Department Grants to regimental funds ... ... 699 0 0 Distribution of war news and casualty ... 160,000 0 0 telegrams in New Zealand Maintenance of enemy subjects ... ... 36 0 0 Recruiting Board expenses ... ... 150 18 7 Freight on Great Britain and Belgium ... 656 16 11 relief produce Relief purposes ... ... ... ... 21 0 0 Refund of revenue ... ... 245 9 3 444 5 0 £ s. d. 4,496,670 1 9 £ s. d. 5,853,899 14 1 11,388 1 8 13,811 18 8 790 16 4 1,037,638 13 0 790 16 4 1,854,242 7 10 2,629 14 7 Cr. 1,210 3 10 4,752 12 11 745 9 11 481 14 7 481 14 7 1,010 6 10 7,400 0 0 1,010 6 10 7,400 0 0 760 16 1 760 16 1 699 0 0 160,000 0 0 699 0 0 160,000 0 0 36 0 0 150 18 7 656 16 11 36 0 0 150 18 7 656 16. 11 21 0 0 444 5 0 21 0 0 689 14 3 2,187,257 1 6 5,712,892 5 6 Expenditure under Section 6, Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (Relief Purposes) — Comforts for wounded soldiers and ... 72,500 0 0 relief of distress in Belgium The Public Revenues Amendment Act, 1915 (No. 2), Section C— Remittances to soldiers ... ... ... 1,534 13 0 Remittances from soldiers... ... ... 1,787 2 8 Pay-warrants Account ... ... ... 19,344 10 0 Appropriation Act, 1914, Section 25 — Relief of Belgian distress ... ... 20,000 0 0 2,187,257 1 6 5,712,892 5 72,500 0 1,534 13 1,787 2 19,344 10 6 0 0 8 0 7,900,149 7 72,500 0 0 0 1,534 13 1,787 2 19,344 10 0 8 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 2,207,257 1 6 5,808,058 11 2 2,207,257 1 6 5,808,058 11 2 8,015,315 12 8